Crete vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$647	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	85
😀 Quality of life	64	70
🏙️ Population	623K	5.65M

The cost of living in Crete is 27% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4439th and 5142nd ($1360 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5413th and 3923rd 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	$15.4	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606