Crete vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$647
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
64
75
🏙️ Population
623K
24.9M

The cost of living in Crete is 21% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4439th and 4971st ($1360 vs $1126) 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 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5413th and 1655th 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
$15.4
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765