Crete vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$612	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	623K	5.45M

The cost of living in Crete is 51% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4484th and 649th ($1303 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Crete compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5605th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Sydney

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	Crete	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$19140

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Cities near Crete

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710