Crete vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$532	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	33	19
😀 Quality of life	72	75
🏙️ Population	623K	630K

The cost of living in Crete is 2% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4641st and 4571st ($1186 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 118th 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 1.2 months in Palermo. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 1944th and 1004th 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	$13.3	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$680
🔌 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	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$7103

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272