Crete vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$998
🏠 One person rent
$635
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
32
5
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
623K
115K

The cost of living in Crete is 222% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4482nd and 8941st ($1324 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Greece and Bhutan, respectively. Check Greece vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5386th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$600

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274