Crete vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$532
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
65
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
623K
1.25M

The cost of living in Crete is 21% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4641st and 3679th ($1186 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th in Greece and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1944th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Sharjah

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Crete Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$5054

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Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507