Crete vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$612	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	86
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	623K	1.39M

The cost of living in Crete is 62% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4484th and 43rd ($1303 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5605th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs San Diego

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	Crete	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$28967

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782