Crete vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	80
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	623K	737K

The cost of living in Crete is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4581st and 145th ($1144 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 120th 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 1.3 months in Crete compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 5333rd and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Seattle

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	Crete	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$29730

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210