Manaus vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$359	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$5482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	97
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	2.06M	441K

The cost of living in Manaus is 76% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6721st and 90th ($786 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Oakland

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	Manaus	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359