Columbus vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	23
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	906K	2.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 182% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1248th and 6439th ($2252 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 10th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 242nd and 6028th 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	$19.9	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$4749

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668