Baku vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$316
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
46
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
298K

The cost of living in Baku is 40% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6590th and 4263rd ($766 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5270th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$707
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$634
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$676
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$608
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$627
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$618
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$607
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$827
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$967
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$622
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$961
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$534
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$535
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$552
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$573
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$658
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$576
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$553
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$767
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$660
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$466
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$813
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1094
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1016
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1199
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$573
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$697
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$618
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1081
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1071
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$419
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$833
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$608
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$557
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$458
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$645

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514