Cairo vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$190	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$505
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	25
😀 Quality of life	63	60
🏙️ Population	9.8M	2.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 43% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 8753rd and 6589th ($483 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Egypt and Brazil, respectively. Check Egypt vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 5501st and 5837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Manaus

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	Cairo	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$4970

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$356
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$374
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$314
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$325
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$267
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$315
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$271
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$307
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$279
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$267
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$294
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$288
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$366
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$324
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$264
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$862
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$2038
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2145
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$2133
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$429
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$2054
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1810
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$2060
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$818
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2305
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2014
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$338
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2354
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$375
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1149
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2201

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