Brisbane vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	25
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 176% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1241st and 6589th ($2323 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 18th 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 31st in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 5837th 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	$15.8	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$4970

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709