Crete vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$446	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	87
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	623K	1.01M

The cost of living in Crete is 67% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4581st and 22nd ($1144 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 20th 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 1.3 months in Crete compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5333rd and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs San Jose, United States

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	Crete	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$15889

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123