Crete vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	64	67
🏙️ Population	623K	955K

The cost of living in Crete is 23% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4439th and 2952nd ($1360 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in Greece and Spain, respectively. Check Greece vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 5413th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Tenerife

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	Crete	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490