Crete vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$446	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	33	82
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	623K	5.38M

The cost of living in Crete is 41% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4581st and 6353rd ($1144 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in Greece and Russia, respectively. Check Greece vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5333rd and 4239th 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	$29	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$6504

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Cities near Crete

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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438