Baku vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$340
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
2.3M
298K

The cost of living in Baku is 36% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6681st and 4625th ($796 vs $1237) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5390th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534