Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Crete instead of Washington, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Washington
|
Crete
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Washington
|
Crete
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Washington
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Washington
|
Crete
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Washington
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Washington
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
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