Crete vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$530	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	98
😀 Quality of life	56	74
🏙️ Population	623K	919K

The cost of living in Crete is 18% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4640th and 3869th ($1150 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Greece and South Korea, respectively. Check Greece vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 5717th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Seongnam

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	Crete	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$20935

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038