Manaus vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.6M

The cost of living in Manaus is 70% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6721st and 744th ($786 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 660th 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 Philadelphia. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 95th 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	$5.25	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886