Crete vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	80
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	623K	737K

The cost of living in Crete is 57% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4439th and 142nd ($1360 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5413th and 32nd 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	$15.4	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$28950

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1329
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1207
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1320
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1900
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2084
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$937
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1663
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1318
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1240
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1169
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1462
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1187
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1069
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1426
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1322
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1139
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1165
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1031
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$893
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$359
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$822
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1272
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1199
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$803
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$627
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1040
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$724
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$897
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$680
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1104
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$767

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173