Crete vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	74
😀 Quality of life	64	88
🏙️ Population	623K	459K

The cost of living in Crete is 43% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4439th and 1097th ($1360 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 940th in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 5413th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Virginia Beach

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	Crete	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$15986

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Cities near Crete

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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763