Crete vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2795
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$530
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$997
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
61
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
623K
605K

The cost of living in Crete is 3% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4640th and 4764th ($1150 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Greece and Latvia, respectively. Check Greece vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5717th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Riga

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Crete Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2751
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.32
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4629
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220