Crete vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$635	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	89
😀 Quality of life	64	97
🏙️ Population	623K	5.87M

The cost of living in Crete is 57% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4482nd and 165th ($1324 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5386th and 8th 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	$15.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$27027

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Cities near Crete

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637