Guadalajara vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$480	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	23
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	1.46M	2.06M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 33% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5385th and 6606th ($1017 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 9th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 5625th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Manaus

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	Guadalajara	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$4516

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

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