Guangzhou vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$333	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	23
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	18.7M	2.06M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 4% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6439th ($763 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 10th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 1036th and 6028th 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	$3.58	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$4749

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668