Auckland vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	23
😀 Quality of life	91	59
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.06M

The cost of living in Auckland is 149% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 2124th and 6721st ($1961 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th 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 24th in Brazil, while ranked 170th and 5990th 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	$12.6	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$4650

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660