Crete vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2795
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$530
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$997
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
84
😀 Quality of life
56
81
🏙️ Population
623K
3.03M

The cost of living in Crete is 29% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4640th and 6071st ($1150 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Greece and Taiwan, respectively. Check Greece vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5717th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Taichung

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Crete Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2751
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.32
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4629
$18658

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671