Douala vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$659
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
45
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
2.77M
298K

The cost of living in Douala is 4% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4669th and 4555th ($1254 vs $1309) 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 8810th and 1317th 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
$7.53
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545