Manaus vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$359	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$500
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	23	74
😀 Quality of life	59	61
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.33M

The cost of living in Manaus is 4% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6721st and 6605th ($786 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 11th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 24th vs 14th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5990th vs 5818th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Porto Alegre

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	Manaus	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$7258

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$660
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$575
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$676
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$571
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$580
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$616
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$637
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$633
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$562
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$586
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$531
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$557
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$587
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$526
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$666
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$616
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$608
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$487
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$621
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$659
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$625
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$904
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$773
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$681
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$699
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$680
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$816
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$716
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$626
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$444