Columbus vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	25
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	906K	2.3M

The cost of living in Columbus is 159% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1686th and 6673rd ($2127 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 22nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 96th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Manaus

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	Columbus	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$4934

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702