Auckland vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	25
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 162% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1604th and 6673rd ($2156 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 240th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Manaus

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	Auckland	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$4934

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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