Crete vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$612	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	30
😀 Quality of life	63	43
🏙️ Population	623K	159K

The cost of living in Crete is 35% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4484th and 5871st ($1303 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.8 months in Crete compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5605th and 7431st 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	$14.4	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$3216

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1256
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1174
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1245
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2056
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$926
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1291
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1177
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1162
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1436
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1170
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1055
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1415
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1284
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1127
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1026
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$884
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$361
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$770
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1254
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1224
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$799
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$595
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1046
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$686
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$846
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$652
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1111
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$760

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506