Baghdad vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
60
92
🏙️ Population
8.13M
548K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5729th and 1193rd ($976 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5887th and 84th 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
$4.76
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$20557

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831