Manaus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$380	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$123
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	24
😀 Quality of life	60	28
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Manaus is 63% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6589th and 8583rd ($842 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Brazil and Liberia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5837th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Monrovia

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	Manaus	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$4006

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545