Baghdad vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2795
🏠 One person rent
$423
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$978
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$997
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
60
32
😀 Quality of life
54
56
🏙️ Population
8.13M
623K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 21% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 6020th and 4640th ($904 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 28th in Greece, while ranked 5970th and 5717th 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
$5.16
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$4629

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638