Guangzhou vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$352	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$458
😷 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 1% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6548th and 6606th ($774 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 9th 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 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 1055th and 6060th 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	$3.42	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$4516

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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