Cairo vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$162	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	23
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.06M

The cost of living in Cairo is 47% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 8926th and 6439th ($424 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 5583rd and 6028th 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	$3.97	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$4749

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

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