Brasilia vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$415	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	25
😀 Quality of life	62	60
🏙️ Population	3M	2.3M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 13% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6162nd and 6673rd ($928 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Ranked 16th vs 30th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5658th vs 5988th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Manaus

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	Brasilia	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$4934

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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