Manaus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Prices in Manaus vs New York City

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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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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$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

Cities near New York City

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