Crete vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	50
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	623K	1.02M

The cost of living in Crete is 47% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4641st and 1290th ($1186 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1944th and 167th 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	$13.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$20100

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884