Baghdad vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$417
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$2188
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
51
70
🏙️ Population
6.96M
157K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 35% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6005th and 3950th ($894 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Bahrain, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6198th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Manama

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Baghdad Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$10676

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32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604