Manaus vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$3848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	85
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	2.06M	384K

The cost of living in Manaus is 65% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6721st and 1427th ($786 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1227th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manaus	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$10150

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960