Manaus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$764
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$355
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$94
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
2.06M
8.8M

The cost of living in Manaus is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6606th and 3rd ($764 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manaus New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.79%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1380
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$828
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.48
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.79
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.9
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$199
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4516
$21465

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$677
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111