Douala vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
91
😀 Quality of life
34
92
🏙️ Population
2.77M
548K

The cost of living in Douala is 36% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4173rd and 1500th ($1368 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7649th and 76th 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
$8.53
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$17390

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761