Chongqing vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$180	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	23
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.06M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 29% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 8185th and 6721st ($561 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 19th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 2237th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Manaus

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	Chongqing	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$4650

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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