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

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Crete San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$635
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$6139
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
623K
1.01M

The cost of living in Crete is 67% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4482nd and 8th ($1324 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 24th best city to live in Greece vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5386th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273