Crete vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$530	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	75
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	623K	826K

The cost of living in Crete is 24% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4640th and 3333rd ($1150 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 17th in Greece and Spain, respectively. Check Greece vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 5717th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Valencia, Spain

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	Crete	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$9798

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Cities near Crete

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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434