Crete vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3083
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$612
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1051
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
623K
17.5M

The cost of living in Crete is 48% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4484th and 6334th ($1303 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5605th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4155
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3011
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.1
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.79
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5111
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634