Crete vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$647
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
32
5
😀 Quality of life
64
45
🏙️ Population
623K
115K

The cost of living in Crete is 230% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4439th and 8957th ($1360 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5413th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285