Manaus vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	93
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	2.06M	2.14M

The cost of living in Manaus is 66% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6721st and 1191st ($786 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5990th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Perth

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	Manaus	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736