Boston vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	676K	2.06M

The cost of living in Boston is 364% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 27th and 6721st ($3652 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 19th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 71st and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Manaus

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	Boston	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$4650

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

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