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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$530	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	87
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	623K	1.01M

The cost of living in Crete is 70% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4640th and 8th ($1150 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5717th and 82nd 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	$12.8	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$25839

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Cities near Crete

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968