Manaus vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$355	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	48
😀 Quality of life	53	75
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.32M

The cost of living in Manaus is 43% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6606th and 4065th ($764 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6060th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Montevideo

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	Manaus	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940