Beijing vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$589	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.06M

The cost of living in Beijing is 31% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5355th and 6721st ($1029 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 19th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 2546th and 5990th 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	$4.24	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$4650

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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