Leon vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$334	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$495
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	25
😀 Quality of life	45	60
🏙️ Population	1.58M	2.3M

The cost of living in Leon is 8% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6426th and 6673rd ($885 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 22nd in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 7210th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Manaus

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	Leon	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$4934

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702