Crete vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$532
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
33
99
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
623K
1.33M

The cost of living in Crete is 14% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4641st and 5386th ($1186 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 468th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 1944th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Saitama

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Crete Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075