Baghdad vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
91
😀 Quality of life
52
92
🏙️ Population
8.13M
548K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6246th and 1500th ($859 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6059th and 76th 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
$4.99
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761