Baku vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$320
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
298K

The cost of living in Baku is 39% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6540th and 4400th ($776 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5306th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520