Crete vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$635	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	82
😀 Quality of life	64	89
🏙️ Population	623K	468K

The cost of living in Crete is 42% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4482nd and 1363rd ($1324 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1143rd in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5386th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Raleigh

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	Crete	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729