Crete vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$635	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	49
😀 Quality of life	64	91
🏙️ Population	623K	1.02M

The cost of living in Crete is 38% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4482nd and 1688th ($1324 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5386th and 141st 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	$15.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$17263

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1291
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1166
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1302
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1863
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2043
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$953
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1307
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1228
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1146
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1439
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1182
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1037
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1160
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1403
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1311
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1123
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1008
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$875
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$358
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$883
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1253
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1179
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$811
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$617
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1038
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$719
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$933
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$682
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1109
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$743

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875