Crete vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$446
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
71
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
623K
7.01M

The cost of living in Crete is 30% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4581st and 2922nd ($1144 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5333rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561