Crete vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$530	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	96
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	623K	2.75M

The cost of living in Crete is 7% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4640th and 4366th ($1150 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 29th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5717th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Osaka

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	Crete	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$8318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008