Manaus vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	25	94
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Manaus is 67% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6589th and 791st ($842 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5837th and 11th 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	$5.48	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$17749

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913