Crete vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$635	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$4239
😷 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 46% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4482nd and 978th ($1324 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 841st 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 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5386th and 286th 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	$15.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$16143

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1291
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1166
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1302
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1863
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2043
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$953
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1307
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1228
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1146
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1439
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1182
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1037
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1160
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1403
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1311
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1123
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1008
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$875
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$358
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$883
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1253
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1179
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$811
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$617
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1038
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$719
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$933
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$682
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1109
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$743

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769