Manaus vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$355	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	23	27
😀 Quality of life	53	51
🏙️ Population	2.06M	84.1K

The cost of living in Manaus is 36% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6606th and 4503rd ($764 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6060th and 6190th 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	$5.07	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904