Manaus vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$364	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$1020
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	25	96
😀 Quality of life	60	72
🏙️ Population	2.3M	13.3M

The cost of living in Manaus is 48% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6673rd and 3728th ($823 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Manaus ranked 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5988th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Moscow

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	Manaus	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$17546

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791