Frankfurt vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	25
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	776K	2.3M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 168% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1384th and 6589th ($2251 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 18th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 48th and 5837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Manaus

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	Frankfurt	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$4970

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709