Crete vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Crete Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$446
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
623K
1.06M

The cost of living in Crete is 11% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4581st and 5135th ($1144 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 282nd in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5333rd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Crete vs Sendai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Crete vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Crete and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Crete Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$6030

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011