Buenos Aires vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$555	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	79	25
😀 Quality of life	77	60
🏙️ Population	3.12M	2.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 48% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4647th and 6589th ($1247 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 1053rd and 5837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Manaus

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	Buenos Aires	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$4970

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

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