Crete vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$612	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$4100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	81
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	623K	1.43M

The cost of living in Crete is 36% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4484th and 1930th ($1303 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1571st in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 5605th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs San Antonio

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	Crete	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$15049

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Cities near Crete

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154