Los Angeles vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$480
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.06M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 327% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 65th and 6721st ($3361 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 74th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Manaus

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	Los Angeles	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$4650

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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