Baghdad vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Baghdad Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$2742
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
91
😀 Quality of life
51
91
🏙️ Population
6.96M
548K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6005th and 1798th ($894 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 57th 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6198th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Baghdad vs Manchester infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Baghdad vs Manchester

Prices for goods and services in Baghdad and Manchester are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Baghdad Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$13845

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629