Crete vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$446
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
84
😀 Quality of life
60
83
🏙️ Population
623K
3.03M

The cost of living in Crete is 15% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4581st and 5356th ($1144 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in Greece and Taiwan, respectively. Check Greece vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5333rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721