Crete vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$635
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
623K
2.36M

The cost of living in Crete is 34% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4482nd and 5651st ($1324 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5386th and 245th 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
$15.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473