Detroit vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	23
😀 Quality of life	86	53
🏙️ Population	639K	2.06M

The cost of living in Detroit is 170% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1678th and 6606th ($2064 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 315th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Manaus

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	Detroit	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$4516

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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