Antwerp vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$929	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$505
😷 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 118% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 2660th and 6589th ($1834 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 18th 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 31st in Brazil, while ranked 190th and 5837th 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	$20.7	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$4970

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709