Crete vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$635
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
623K
2.43M

The cost of living in Crete is 6% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4482nd and 4646th ($1324 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5386th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Taipei

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Crete Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612