Manaus vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$3266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	91
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	2.06M	548K

The cost of living in Manaus is 65% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6721st and 1330th ($786 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 39th 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 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5990th and 107th 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	$5.25	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$20873

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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

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804