Crete vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$647
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$842
😷 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 8% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4439th and 4667th ($1360 vs $1256) 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 5413th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$6657

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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

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013