Houston vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.06M

The cost of living in Houston is 185% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1375th and 6721st ($2240 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 19th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 77th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Manaus

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	Houston	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$4650

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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