Manaus vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$355	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	23	35
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.43M

The cost of living in Manaus is 22% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6606th and 5623rd ($764 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 19th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 6060th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Puebla

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	Manaus	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$9705

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699