Barcelona vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	23
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	1.7M	2.06M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 165% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1764th and 6721st ($2087 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th 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 24th in Brazil, while ranked 229th and 5990th 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	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$4650

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

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