Manaus vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$359	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	66
😀 Quality of life	59	60
🏙️ Population	2.06M	2.53M

The cost of living in Manaus is 24% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6721st and 5342nd ($786 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5990th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Medellin

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	Manaus	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$6383

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677