Crete vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$647
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
47
😀 Quality of life
64
55
🏙️ Population
623K
1.57M

The cost of living in Crete is 141% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4439th and 8262nd ($1360 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 38th in Greece and Iran, respectively. Check Greece vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5413th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$1920

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$1329
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$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698