Crete vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$4411
😷 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 41% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4439th and 1246th ($1360 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1054th 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 5413th and 245th 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	$15.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736