Baghdad vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$487
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
59
76
🏙️ Population
8.13M
298K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 27% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6017th and 4555th ($952 vs $1309) 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6062nd and 1317th 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
$4.18
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545