Crete vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$530	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	623K	690K

The cost of living in Crete is 63% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4640th and 96th ($1150 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5717th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Washington

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	Crete	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$24653

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979