Crete vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	92
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	623K	548K

The cost of living in Crete is 48% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4640th and 1356th ($1150 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Greece and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Greece vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5717th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs The Hague

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	Crete	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$10346

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530