Crete vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Crete | Sharjah | |
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| 🚶 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 8% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4484th and 4204th ($1303 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 0.8 months in Crete compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5605th and 312th 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 | ||
| 🥂 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 Sharjah
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.2 mi |  Ajman | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Dubai | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Fujairah | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Al Ain | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 337 km or 210 mi |  Seeb | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Nizwa | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Muscat | |
| 388 km or 241 mi |  Doha | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Al Khor | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Jahrom | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Fasa | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Jiroft | |
| 456 km or 283 mi | Sirjan | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Manama | |
| 492 km or 306 mi | Riffa | |
| 493 km or 307 mi | Isa Town | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bam | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Chabahar | |
| 534 km or 332 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Dammam | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Shiraz | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Qatif | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Kerman | |
| 575 km or 358 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Borazjan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Jubail | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 699 km or 434 mi | Yasuj | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Zahedan | |
| 734 km or 456 mi | Yazd | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Behbahan |