Albuquerque vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	23
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	565K	2.06M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 160% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1874th and 6606th ($1985 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 9th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 428th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Manaus

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	Albuquerque	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$4516

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638