Manaus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$359	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	2.06M	8.8M

The cost of living in Manaus is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6721st and 4th ($786 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 11th 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	$5.25	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$22663

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174