Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Heraklion Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Heraklion

🙂 Solo nomad: Rome is 0.2% cheaper than Heraklion without rent, and 25.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Rome is 0.7% more expensive than Heraklion without rent, and 28% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.19 €14.81

$13.81 €11.89

24.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$74.4 €64.1

$56.9 €48.96

30.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.39 €9.81

$11.7 €10.08

-2.65%

Cappuccino

$1.81 €1.56

$4.04 €3.48

-55.20%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 €2.18

$2.28 €1.96

10.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.26 €1.09

$0.6 €0.52

110.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.86 €5.05

$5.73 €4.93

2.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.25 €4.52

$5.88 €5.06

-10.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.83 €1.58

-7.10%

White Bread (500g)

$2.17 €1.87

$1.44 €1.24

50.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.03 €2.61

$2.76 €2.38

9.78%

Eggs

$4.57 €3.94

$5.59 €4.81

-18.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.56 €15.12

$16.84 €14.5

4.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12 €10.34

$11.6 €9.99

3.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.54 €17.69

$14.72 €12.68

39.54%

Apples (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.29 €1.97

2.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.01

$2.12 €1.83

10.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$2 €1.72

$1.43 €1.23

39.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.63 €2.27

$1.87 €1.61

40.64%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.34 €1.15

29.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.92 €1.66

$1.57 €1.35

22.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 €1.13

$0.92 €0.79

42.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 €0.45

$0.67 €0.58

-22.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.02 €6.05

$5.48 €4.72

28.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.77 €4.97

$9.05 €7.8

-36.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 €1.59

$2.14 €1.85

-13.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.65 €2.28

$3.41 €2.94

-22.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.76 €1.51

$1.6 €1.38

10.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.04 €34.48

$45.63 €39.3

-12.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.17 €4.45

$4.52 €3.89

14.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.52 €1.31

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.58 €29.78

$11.53 €9.93

199.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 €1.69

$2.1 €1.81

-6.19%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.7K €24.7K

$34.1K €29.4K

-15.96%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.4K €25.3K

$26.5K €22.8K

10.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$224 €193

$213 €183

5.16%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.17 €9.62

$23.32 €20.09

-52.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.6 €26.36

$36.91 €31.79

-17.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$63.4 €54.6

$51.3 €44.21

23.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.76 €20.46

$40.42 €34.82

-41.22%

Cinema Ticket

$11.59 €9.99

$9.39 €8.08

23.43%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$542 €467

$422 €363

28.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.5K €9,039

$4,113 €3,542

155.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$73.5 €63.3

$97.5 €84

-24.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.82 €29.99

$45.88 €39.52

-24.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87 €74.9

$88.2 €75.9

-1.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 €105

$132 €114

-7.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,342 €1,156

$545 €469

146.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$880 €758

$427 €368

106.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,599 €2,238

$1,034 €890

151.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,652 €1,423

$867 €746

90.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,440 €7,269

$4,078 €3,513

106.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,914 €3,371

$2,837 €2,443

37.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,172 €1,871

$1,181 €1,017

84.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

4.44

-11.04%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Rome: November 29, 2025

Last update for Heraklion: December 1, 2025

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