Crete vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$446
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
43
😀 Quality of life
60
55
🏙️ Population
623K
1.4M

The cost of living in Crete is 44% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4581st and 6405th ($1144 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Mongolia, respectively. Check Greece vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5333rd and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Ulaanbaatar

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Crete Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$5952

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625