Manaus vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$380	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	25	27
😀 Quality of life	60	58
🏙️ Population	2.3M	49K

The cost of living in Manaus is 34% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6589th and 4567th ($842 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Brazil vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5837th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Port of Spain

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	Manaus	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$10377

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801