Crete vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Crete	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3211	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$647	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1121	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	24
😀 Quality of life	64	81
🏙️ Population	623K	693K

The cost of living in Crete is 8% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4439th and 4152nd ($1360 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 64th 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 Zaragoza. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 5413th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Zaragoza

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	Crete	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4150	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.41	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.5	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5304	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671