Baghdad vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$386
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1043
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
59
33
😀 Quality of life
52
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
623K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 6246th and 4641st ($859 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Iraq and Greece, respectively. Check Iraq vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 6059th and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Crete

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Baghdad Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$3997

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612