Manaus vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manaus	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2058	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$407	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$683	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$532	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	48
😀 Quality of life	55	76
🏙️ Population	2.26M	1.32M

The cost of living in Manaus is 34% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6183rd and 4149th ($859 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1 months in Montevideo. Manaus ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5964th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manaus	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.39	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.82	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.94	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5190	$7392

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639