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Douala vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Douala is 73.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% more in Douala
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Douala
Transportation: pay 30.4% more in Douala
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Douala
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Douala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Douala
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Douala

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Douala are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, housing, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Douala.

Douala vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Douala instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 52.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Douala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$8.94 FCFA5,009	+48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$5.37 FCFA3,006	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$1.71 FCFA959	+76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$0.81 FCFA455	+61.2%
Average			+52.7%

Manila vs. Douala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Manila	Douala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$0.44 FCFA247	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$7.15 FCFA4,007	+67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$11.00 FCFA6,163	+50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$1.90 FCFA1,062	-14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$2.84 FCFA1,591	+24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$2.07 FCFA1,159	+36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.95 FCFA530	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.97 FCFA545	-40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.64 FCFA359	-37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$1.54 FCFA864	+31.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$1.01 FCFA568	-26.2%
Average			+3.6%

Manila vs. Douala - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.4% more for transportation

	Manila	Douala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$5.32 FCFA2,977	+27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$17.89 FCFA10,019	+30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$31,302.80 FCFA17,532,586	+23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$4.11 FCFA2,304	+40.7%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Manila	Douala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$184.84 FCFA103,526	+582.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$925.78 FCFA518,528	+80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$596.01 FCFA333,820	+136.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$130.29 FCFA72,974	+29.7%
Average			+207.2%

Manila vs. Douala - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Manila	Douala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$539.30 FCFA302,061	+289.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$3,522.91 FCFA1,973,167	-79.3%
Average			+104.9%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Douala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$1.16 FCFA651	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$2.06 FCFA1,156	-20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$3.58 FCFA2,004	+9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$23.85 FCFA13,358	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$8.94 FCFA5,009	+19.5%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Manila	Douala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$83.53 FCFA46,787	+69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$70.06 FCFA39,240	+135.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$145.38 FCFA81,429	+79.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$157.25 FCFA88,073	+216.4%
Average			+125.5%

Manila vs. Douala - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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