Manaus vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	2.06M	5.35M

The cost of living in Manaus is 66% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6721st and 1249th ($786 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5990th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Melbourne

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	Manaus	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988