Manaus vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	85
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	2.3M	384K

The cost of living in Manaus is 62% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6589th and 1402nd ($842 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1171st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 5837th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manaus	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940