Douala vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
91
😀 Quality of life
36
91
🏙️ Population
2.77M
548K

The cost of living in Douala is 35% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4177th and 1798th ($1300 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7640th and 110th 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
$8.3
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629