Manaus vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$4277
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	70
😀 Quality of life	59	91
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.61M

The cost of living in Manaus is 66% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6721st and 1184th ($786 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Phoenix

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	Manaus	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$16644

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766