Cost of living comparison
Chania is 2.5% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1% less in Chania
- Groceries
-
pay 5.1% more in Chania
- Transportation
-
pay 7.5% more in Chania
- Housing
-
pay 10.3% more in Chania
- Childcare
-
pay 1.6% less in Chania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.1% less in Chania
- Clothing
-
pay 1.3% less in Chania
The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Chania are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chania.
If you lived in Chania instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Chania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.80
|
$12.86
€11.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.16
|
$9.65
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.86
|
$1.94
€1.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Chania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.19
|
$1.39
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.64
|
$7.50
€6.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.37
|
$6.98
€6.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.61
|
$4.33
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.79
|
$4.47
€4.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.79
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Chania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.77
|
$7.60
€6.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€36.01
|
$53.59
€48.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,368.77
|
$32,046.79
€28,710.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.38
|
$11.47
€10.27
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Chania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.40
|
$35.30
€31.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€469.77
|
$625.20
€560.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€351.37
|
$505.26
€452.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€157.39
|
$150.19
€134.55
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Chania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€370.11
|
$393.43
€352.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,673.32
|
$6,430.58
€5,761.10
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Chania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.94
|
$4.29
€3.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.13
|
$3.66
€3.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.43
|
$4.93
€4.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.65
|
$51.80
€46.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.90
|
$8.04
€7.20
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Chania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.93
|
$72.34
€64.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.89
|
$30.55
€27.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€74.49
|
$81.05
€72.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€83.70
|
$121.47
€108.82
|
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