Crete vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$635
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
48
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
623K
389K

The cost of living in Crete is 5% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4482nd and 4610th ($1324 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 24th best city to live in Greece vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5386th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Tirana

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Crete Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$7688

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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

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030