Columbus vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	25
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	906K	2.3M

The cost of living in Columbus is 154% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1634th and 6589th ($2140 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 18th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 266th and 5837th 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	$20.9	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$4970

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709