Manaus vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$355	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	60
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.06M	9.4M

The cost of living in Manaus is 8% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6606th and 6849th ($764 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 51st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6060th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Ningbo

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	Manaus	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522