Baku vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$316	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	49	32
😀 Quality of life	60	56
🏙️ Population	2.3M	623K

The cost of living in Baku is 33% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 6590th and 4640th ($766 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Azerbaijan and Greece, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 5270th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Crete

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	Baku	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$4629

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Crete

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