Manaus vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$355	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	23	64
😀 Quality of life	53	55
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.76M

The cost of living in Manaus is 14% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6606th and 6124th ($764 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6060th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Quito

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	Manaus	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493