Crete vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$647
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
64
87
🏙️ Population
623K
2.35M

The cost of living in Crete is 44% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4439th and 6085th ($1360 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5413th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Taoyuan

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Crete Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$17081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464