Crete vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2795
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$530
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$997
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
45
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
623K
418K

The cost of living in Crete is 13% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4640th and 5400th ($1150 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 28th best city to live in Greece vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5717th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2751
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.32
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4629
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027