Crete vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$635	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	38
😀 Quality of life	64	87
🏙️ Population	623K	574K

The cost of living in Crete is 20% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4482nd and 3402nd ($1324 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 116th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5386th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Quebec City

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	Crete	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$8149

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1291
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1166
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1302
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1863
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2043
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$953
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1307
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1228
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1146
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1439
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1182
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1037
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1160
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1403
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1311
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1123
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1008
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$875
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$358
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$883
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1253
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1179
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$811
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$617
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1038
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$719
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$933
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$682
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1109
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$743

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913