Berlin vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$495
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 180% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1275th and 6673rd ($2302 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Manaus

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	Berlin	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$4934

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702