Manaus vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manaus	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$798	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$377	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	39
😀 Quality of life	53	86
🏙️ Population	2.06M	549K

The cost of living in Manaus is 55% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6439th and 2544th ($798 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 95th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Manaus ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 6028th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Quebec City

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	Manaus	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.8	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.92%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1459	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$883	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4749	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751