Crete vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$635
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
623K
17.5M

The cost of living in Crete is 33% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4482nd and 5618th ($1324 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5386th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Shenzhen

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Crete Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$21140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648