Crete vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$612
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
623K
24.9M

The cost of living in Crete is 15% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4484th and 4879th ($1303 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Greece and China, respectively. Check Greece vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5605th and 1383rd 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
$14.4
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753