Manaus vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$4001
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$1104
😷 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 50% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6589th and 3277th ($842 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5837th and 2774th 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	$5.48	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749