Brisbane vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	25
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 176% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1349th and 6673rd ($2269 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 22nd in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Manaus

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	Brisbane	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$4934

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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