Douala vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$711
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
36
70
🏙️ Population
2.77M
157K

The cost of living in Douala is 5% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4177th and 3950th ($1300 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Bahrain, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7640th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604