Crete vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$532	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	623K	11.5M

The cost of living in Crete is 17% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4641st and 5616th ($1186 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Brazil, respectively. Check Greece vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1944th and 4573rd 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	$13.3	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$13135

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629