Manaus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$801
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2065
$3004
🏠 One person rent
$368
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1221
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
23
91
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
2.26M
9.21M

The cost of living in Manaus is 33% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6304th and 4320th ($801 vs $1194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Manaus compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Manaus ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5786th and 4158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manaus Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$483
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$956
$2242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.98
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.35
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4493
$9809

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$700
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$687
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$688
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$699
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$698
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$702
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$709
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$605
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$611
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$715
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$724
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$676
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$596
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$675
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$673
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$919
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$522
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$536
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$869
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$583
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$603
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$902
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$731
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$605
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$895
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$894
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$622
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$737
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1224
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$597
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1391
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$682
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1554
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$576
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$761
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$690
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$772
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$884
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$820
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$575

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$931
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$882
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$833
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1010
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$916
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$796
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$812
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$707
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$834
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$812
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$841
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$821
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$689
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$793
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$783
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$665
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$644
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$786
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$786
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$848
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$760
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$732
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$843
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$956
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$744
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$584
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$609
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$662
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$743
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$661
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$722
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$948
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$741
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$591
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$663
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1183
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$1063
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$671
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$659
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$751