Crete vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$612
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
623K
1.33M

The cost of living in Crete is 26% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4484th and 5298th ($1303 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 260th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 5605th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055