Crete vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$635
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
85
😀 Quality of life
64
87
🏙️ Population
623K
2.87M

The cost of living in Crete is 41% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4482nd and 5994th ($1324 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 24th best city to live in Greece vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5386th and 351st 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
$15.1
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684