Crete vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$647	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	64	67
🏙️ Population	623K	6.21M

The cost of living in Crete is 34% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4439th and 5559th ($1360 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Greece and Brazil, respectively. Check Greece vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 5413th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Crete	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631