Douala vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$731
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
34
72
🏙️ Population
2.77M
298K

The cost of living in Douala is 8% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4173rd and 4400th ($1368 vs $1267) 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7649th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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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
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520