Manaus vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$355	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	38
😀 Quality of life	53	86
🏙️ Population	2.06M	549K

The cost of living in Manaus is 54% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6606th and 2883rd ($764 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6060th and 310th 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	$5.07	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732