Manaus vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$355	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	66
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.06M	2.53M

The cost of living in Manaus is 16% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6606th and 6005th ($764 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6060th and 6049th 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	$5.07	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618