Crete vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$647	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	64	41
🏙️ Population	623K	159K

The cost of living in Crete is 39% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4439th and 5816th ($1360 vs $979) 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 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5413th and 7752nd 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	$15.4	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507