Chengdu vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$252	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	23
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.06M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 19% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 7530th and 6721st ($635 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 19th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 1800th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Manaus

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	Chengdu	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$4650

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660