Crete vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	623K	2.14M

The cost of living in Crete is 45% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4640th and 1654th ($1150 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5717th and 6th 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	$12.8	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645