Crete vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$530	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	623K	630K

The cost of living in Crete is 1% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4640th and 4672nd ($1150 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 122nd in Greece and Italy, respectively. Check Greece vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 5717th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Palermo

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	Crete	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159