Manaus vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$3421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	90
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	548K

The cost of living in Manaus is 65% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6673rd and 1156th ($823 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 33rd 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 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5988th and 78th 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	$5.42	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$21096

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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

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862