Manama vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$655
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$372
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
26
😀 Quality of life
72
24
🏙️ Population
298K
2.44M

The cost of living in Manama is 66% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4400th and 6597th ($1267 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Cameroon, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1915th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774