Manaus vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$355	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	54
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.49M

The cost of living in Manaus is 14% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6606th and 7055th ($764 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 43rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ranked 23rd vs 19th best cities to live in Brazil, and 6060th vs 5998th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Recife

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	Manaus	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509