Manaus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manaus	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2058	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$407	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$683	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$532	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	2.26M	1.76M

The cost of living in Manaus is 53% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6183rd and 2281st ($859 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 76th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Manaus ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5964th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Montreal

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	Manaus	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.39	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.82	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.94	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5190	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576