Manama vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$660
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
25
😀 Quality of life
77
39
🏙️ Population
298K
2.44M

The cost of living in Manama is 84% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4625th and 7283rd ($1237 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bahrain and Cameroon, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1191st and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$1806

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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

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778