Glasgow vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	25
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	626K	2.3M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 158% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1712th and 6673rd ($2121 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 22nd in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 42nd and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Manaus

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	Glasgow	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$4934

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

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