Manaus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$355	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.8M

The cost of living in Manaus is 59% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6606th and 2225th ($764 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 51st 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 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6060th and 51st 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	$5.07	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692