Douala vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$748
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
46
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
2.77M
298K

The cost of living in Douala is 10% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4344th and 4625th ($1363 vs $1237) 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7753rd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534