Manaus vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	90
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	2.3M	548K

The cost of living in Manaus is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6589th and 1193rd ($842 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 30th in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5837th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Manchester

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	Manaus	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$20557

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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

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831