Manaus vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	25	71
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.61M

The cost of living in Manaus is 65% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6589th and 1041st ($842 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 896th 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 Phoenix. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 5837th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manaus	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804