Cali vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$287	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	23
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.06M

The cost of living in Cali is 8% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6748th and 6439th ($733 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 10th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Manaus ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 6170th and 6028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Manaus

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	Cali	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$4749

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

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