Crete vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$530	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	89
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	623K	5.87M

The cost of living in Crete is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4640th and 129th ($1150 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Greece and Singapore, respectively. Check Greece vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5717th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Singapore City

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	Crete	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$27780

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605