Crete vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$647
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
623K
2.44M

The cost of living in Crete is 8% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4439th and 4661st ($1360 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5413th and 266th 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
$15.4
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$18442

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Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602