Belem vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$405	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	23
😀 Quality of life	41	53
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.06M

The cost of living in Belem is 1% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6655th and 6606th ($755 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Ranked 67th vs 23rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6876th vs 6060th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Manaus

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	Belem	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$4516

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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