Manaus vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manaus	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$798	$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2042
🏠 One person rent	$377	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	23	73
😀 Quality of life	53	55
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.33M

The cost of living in Manaus is 0.5% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6439th and 6457th ($798 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 22nd vs 12th best cities to live in Brazil, and 6028th 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	$5.31	$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.8	$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.92%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1459	$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$883	$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4749	$8117

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$676
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$584
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$664
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$535
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$622
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$631
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$573
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$637
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$540
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$549
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$596
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$619
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$472
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$653
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$596
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$622
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$492
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$593
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$623
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$660
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$620
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$826
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$728
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$653
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$648
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$670
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$691
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$635
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$373