Cost of living comparison
Crete is 42.7% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Crete instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.58
A$39.52
|
$29.24
€26.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.82
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
A$4.22
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
A$3.43
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
A$3.86
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
A$8.23
|
$10.02
€9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
A$9.86
|
$7.99
€7.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.55
A$6.76
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
A$5.95
|
$4.91
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
A$2.36
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
A$1.92
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
A$2.32
|
$0.49
€0.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
A$3.94
|
$0.52
€0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.77
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
A$1.57
|
$0.20
€0.18
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
A$7.69
|
$8.06
€7.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.84
A$169.22
|
$43.32
€39.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,523.01
A$43,884.68
|
$20,237.78
€18,236.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
A$26.48
|
$14.66
€13.21
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
Canberra
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.35
A$103.09
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,797.26
A$2,671.55
|
$250.71
€225.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,415.42
A$2,103.96
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.07
A$284.01
|
$105.10
€94.71
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,814.59
A$2,697.31
|
$166.78
€150.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,626.48
A$21,741.63
|
$4,347.65
€3,917.80
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.31
A$10.87
|
$3.52
€3.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.57
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.58
A$39.52
|
$4.77
€4.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.03
A$99.63
|
$35.74
€32.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.95
A$22.23
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.73
A$137.83
|
$86.64
€78.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.64
A$124.32
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.37
A$192.31
|
$64.98
€58.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$172.79
A$256.85
|
$105.59
€95.15
|
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