Manaus vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$355	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	23	14
😀 Quality of life	53	50
🏙️ Population	2.06M	224K

The cost of living in Manaus is 13% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6606th and 6145th ($764 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Brazil and Suriname, respectively. Check Brazil vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6060th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Paramaribo

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	Manaus	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583