Manaus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$380	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.9M

The cost of living in Manaus is 56% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6589th and 2370th ($842 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 64th 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 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5837th and 49th 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	$5.48	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828