Caracas vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$384	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	46	53
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.06M

The cost of living in Caracas is 41% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4987th and 6606th ($1075 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6530th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Manaus

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	Caracas	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$4516

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

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