Los Angeles vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$505
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	25
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 306% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 62nd and 6589th ($3420 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 50th and 5837th 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	$22.4	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$4970

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709