Beijing vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2058
🏠 One person rent	$605	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$683
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	78	55
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.26M

The cost of living in Beijing is 24% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4887th and 6183rd ($1065 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 11th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 583rd and 5964th 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	$3.9	$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$81.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$5190

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556