Crete vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$612	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	63	69
🏙️ Population	623K	11.5M

The cost of living in Crete is 24% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4484th and 5192nd ($1303 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Brazil, respectively. Check Greece vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5605th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Sao Paulo

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	Crete	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$15428

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Cities near Crete

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666