Crete vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Crete	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1303	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3083	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$612	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1051	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	32	5
😀 Quality of life	63	42
🏙️ Population	623K	115K

The cost of living in Crete is 210% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4484th and 8940th ($1303 vs $420) 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 0.8 months in Crete compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Crete ranked 30th best city to live in Greece vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5605th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Thimphu

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	Crete	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1017	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.4%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4155	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3011	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.1	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.79	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5111	$653

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1256
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1174
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1245
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2056
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$926
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1291
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1177
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1162
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1436
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1170
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1055
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1415
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1284
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1127
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1026
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$884
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$361
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$770
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1254
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1224
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$799
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$595
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1046
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$686
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$846
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$652
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1111
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$760

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289