Brisbane vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	97	53
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.06M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 212% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 781st and 6439th ($2491 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Manaus ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 15th and 6028th 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	$14	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$4749

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668