Baku vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$2903
🏠 One person rent
$328
$658
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$506
$2092
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
46
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
2.3M
298K

The cost of living in Baku is 36% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6712th and 4657th ($789 vs $1240) 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 5337th and 1162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$5.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.81%
8.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$2736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.76
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$8.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.58
$18.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.53
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.93
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$250
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6602
$8948

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$728
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$650
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$696
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$621
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$644
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$633
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$634
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$622
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$820
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$482
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$965
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$575
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$969
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$521
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$660
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$532
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$572
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$555
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$575
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$509
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$794
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$700
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$439
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$840
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1086
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1039
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1174
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$524
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$715
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$600
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1072
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1054
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$415
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$584
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$851
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$648
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$544
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$442
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$631

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1205
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1063
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1055
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$893
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1688
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$913
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1762
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$464
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$537
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$521
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$564
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1695
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$537
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1430
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$541
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$699
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2512
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$493
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1383
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$702
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2504
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$533
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$515
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$553
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$547
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$692
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$851
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1450
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1215
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$592
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$515