Dubai vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	23
😀 Quality of life	91	59
🏙️ Population	3.94M	2.06M

The cost of living in Dubai is 220% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 848th and 6721st ($2514 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in the United Arab Emirates and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 158th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Manaus

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	Dubai	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$4650

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660