Manaus vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	23	67
😀 Quality of life	53	73
🏙️ Population	2.06M	504K

The cost of living in Manaus is 68% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6606th and 933rd ($764 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 854th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manaus	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913