Douala vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$575
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
45
😀 Quality of life
31
76
🏙️ Population
2.77M
298K

The cost of living in Douala is 14% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4865th and 4453rd ($1156 vs $1340) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8755th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Manama

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Douala Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521