Manaus vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$2307
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	25	93
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.4M

The cost of living in Manaus is 57% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6673rd and 2387th ($823 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Brazil and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Manaus ranked 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5988th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Prague

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	Manaus	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$17389

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383