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

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Crete San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$612
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$5915
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
623K
1.01M

The cost of living in Crete is 67% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4484th and 6th ($1303 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5605th and 88th 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
$14.4
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$22302

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254