Crete vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$532
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
84
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
623K
3.03M

The cost of living in Crete is 27% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4641st and 6052nd ($1186 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th 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 6th best city to live in Greece vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1944th and 496th 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
$13.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716