Crete vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$635
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
66
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
623K
1.25M

The cost of living in Crete is 14% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4482nd and 3851st ($1324 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 24th best city to live in Greece vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5386th and 367th 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
$15.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469