Douala vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$575
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
90
😀 Quality of life
31
92
🏙️ Population
2.77M
548K

The cost of living in Douala is 51% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4865th and 1193rd ($1156 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Cameroon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8755th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Manchester

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Douala Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$20557

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831