Crete vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2795
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$530
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$997
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
623K
1.33M

The cost of living in Crete is 4% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4640th and 4495th ($1150 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5717th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2751
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.32
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4629
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125