Cali vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$287	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	23
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.06M

The cost of living in Cali is 2% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6679th and 6606th ($748 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6204th and 6060th 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	$4.3	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$4516

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638