Guangzhou vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$322	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	23
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	18.7M	2.06M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 4% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6838th and 6721st ($758 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 19th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 2100th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Manaus

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	Guangzhou	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$4650

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

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