Crete vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	50
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	623K	1.02M

The cost of living in Crete is 47% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4581st and 1355th ($1144 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 25th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5333rd and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Ottawa

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	Crete	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$21213

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874