Crete vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$635	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	85
😀 Quality of life	64	71
🏙️ Population	623K	5.65M

The cost of living in Crete is 16% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4482nd and 4898th ($1324 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Greece and Russia, respectively. Check Greece vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5386th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Saint Petersburg

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	Crete	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597