Johannesburg vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$441	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	23
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.06M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 30% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5539th and 6606th ($993 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 5667th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Manaus

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	Johannesburg	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$4516

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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