Crete vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	623K	4.84M

The cost of living in Crete is 55% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4640th and 745th ($1150 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5717th and 2nd 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	$12.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$17957

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683