Barcelona vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	25
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.73M	2.3M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 153% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1659th and 6589th ($2129 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 18th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 174th and 5837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Manaus

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	Barcelona	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$4970

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

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