Columbus vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	23
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	906K	2.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 181% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1476th and 6606th ($2145 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 9th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 249th and 6060th 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	$18.9	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$4516

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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