Beijing vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$575	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.06M

The cost of living in Beijing is 33% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5387th and 6606th ($1016 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 989th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Manaus

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	Beijing	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$4516

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638