Crete vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$446	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	33	5
😀 Quality of life	60	36
🏙️ Population	623K	79.2K

The cost of living in Crete is 153% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4581st and 8761st ($1144 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Greece and Bhutan, respectively. Check Greece vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5333rd and 7674th 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	$29	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$701

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288