Manaus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1863
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$377
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$616
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
53
97
🏙️ Population
2.06M
8.8M

The cost of living in Manaus is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6439th and 5th ($798 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Manaus ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6028th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manaus New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$2.76
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.92%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1459
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$883
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.99
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$20585

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$708
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$714
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$708
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$725
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$727
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$728
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$603
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$666
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$586
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$639
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$603
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$630
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$602
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$600
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$1015
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$582
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$633
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$611
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$598
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$691
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$601
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$986
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$869
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$625
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$780
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$602
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1698
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$652
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1642
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$538
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$785
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$751
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$770
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$668

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108