Crete vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Crete | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Crete is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4641st and 4780th ($1186 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 6th in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1944th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Crete vs Shanghai
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| Crete | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Crete
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Heraklion | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Rethymno | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Chania | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Santorini | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Mykonos | |
| 298 km or 185 mi |  Bodrum | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Voula | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Glyfada | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Argyroupoli | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Palaio Faliro | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Nea Smyrni | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Kallithea | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Piraeus | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Kalamata | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Athens | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Nikaia | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Salamina | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nea Ionia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Peristeri | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nea Filadelfeia | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Kifissia | |
| 324 km or 202 mi | Rhodes | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Eleusis | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Aspropyrgos | |
| 332 km or 207 mi | Tripoli | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Corinth | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Marmaris | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Derna | |
| 353 km or 220 mi | Kusadasi | |
| 358 km or 223 mi | Chios | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Chalcis | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Tobruk | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Mugla | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Aydin | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Izmir | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Tire | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Fethiye | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Nazilli | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Patras | |
| 432 km or 269 mi | Manisa |
Cities near Shanghai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |