Copenhagen vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	25
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	667K	2.3M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 223% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 650th and 6673rd ($2656 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 4th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Manaus

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	Copenhagen	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$4934

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

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