Manaus vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.6M

The cost of living in Manaus is 71% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6606th and 664th ($764 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Philadelphia

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	Manaus	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693