Cost of living comparison
Crete is 9.3% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Crete instead of Athens, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Crete
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.64
|
$29.24
€26.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.91
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Athens
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.20
|
$10.02
€9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$7.99
€7.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.53
|
$4.91
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$0.49
€0.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.88
|
$0.52
€0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.20
€0.18
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Athens
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€6.90
|
$8.06
€7.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.28
|
$43.32
€39.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€24,690.58
|
$20,237.78
€18,236.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€10.93
|
$14.66
€13.21
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Athens
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.35
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€567.95
|
$250.71
€225.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€480.18
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€148.72
|
$105.10
€94.71
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
Athens
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€435.23
|
$166.78
€150.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,362.25
|
$4,347.65
€3,917.80
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.88
|
$3.52
€3.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.26
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
$4.77
€4.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€41.92
|
$35.74
€32.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.78
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Athens
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€81.09
|
$86.64
€78.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.38
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€85.94
|
$64.98
€58.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€105.17
|
$105.59
€95.15
|
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