Manaus vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$3995
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	25	68
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	2.3M	504K

The cost of living in Manaus is 64% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6673rd and 1283rd ($823 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1085th 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 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 5988th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Mesa

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	Manaus	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$15548

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004