Austin vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	962K	2.06M

The cost of living in Austin is 207% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6721st ($2416 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 19th 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 2 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 151st and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Manaus

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	Austin	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$4650

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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