Cost of living comparison
Crete is 28.4% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Crete instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
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
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.54
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.21
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.48
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.71
|
$10.02
€9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.48
|
$7.99
€7.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.19
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.73
|
$4.91
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.12
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.94
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.25
|
$0.49
€0.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€1.96
|
$0.52
€0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.20
€0.18
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.02
|
$8.06
€7.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€46.36
|
$43.32
€39.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,247.16
|
$20,237.78
€18,236.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.47
|
$14.66
€13.21
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Vienna
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.25
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€977.05
|
$250.71
€225.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€719.76
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€215.47
|
$105.10
€94.71
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€237.99
|
$166.78
€150.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,289.18
|
$4,347.65
€3,917.80
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.39
|
$3.52
€3.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.62
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
$4.77
€4.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€39.62
|
$35.74
€32.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.71
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Crete
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€91.38
|
$86.64
€78.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€39.57
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€86.15
|
$64.98
€58.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€109.30
|
$105.59
€95.15
|
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