Crete vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$532
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
44
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
623K
418K

The cost of living in Crete is 9% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4641st and 5025th ($1186 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Albania, respectively. Check Greece vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1944th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050