Crete vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	64	96
🏙️ Population	623K	2.14M

The cost of living in Crete is 44% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4439th and 978th ($1360 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5413th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Perth

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	Crete	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894