Crete vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$530	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	29
😀 Quality of life	56	36
🏙️ Population	623K	159K

The cost of living in Crete is 37% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4640th and 6298th ($1150 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Greece and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Greece vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5717th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Praia

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	Crete	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491