Crete vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$647
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$5553
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
86
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
623K
1.39M

The cost of living in Crete is 61% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4439th and 50th ($1360 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 38th 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 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5413th and 137th 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
$15.4
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$26517

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804