Albuquerque vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	25
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	565K	2.3M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 146% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1965th and 6673rd ($2026 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 22nd 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 561st and 5988th 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	$19	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$4934

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702