Crete vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$446	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	33	30
😀 Quality of life	60	37
🏙️ Population	623K	159K

The cost of living in Crete is 65% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4581st and 6860th ($1144 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.3 months in Crete compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5333rd and 7486th 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	$29	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$1069

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471