Baghdad vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3421
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
8.13M
548K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6017th and 1156th ($952 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Iraq and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6062nd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Manchester

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Baghdad Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$21096

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862