Crete vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	49
😀 Quality of life	64	92
🏙️ Population	623K	1.02M

The cost of living in Crete is 36% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4439th and 1668th ($1360 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 27th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5413th and 123rd 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	$15.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$17337

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1329
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1207
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1320
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1900
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2084
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$937
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1663
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1318
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1240
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1169
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1462
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1187
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1069
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1426
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1322
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1139
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1165
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1031
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$893
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$359
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$822
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1272
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1199
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$803
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$627
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1040
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$724
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$897
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$680
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1104
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$767

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891