Antwerp vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$927	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$495
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	25
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	529K	2.3M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 126% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 2628th and 6673rd ($1857 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 22nd in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 218th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Manaus

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	Antwerp	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.6	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$4934

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

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