Manaus vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$355	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	2.06M	6.21M

The cost of living in Manaus is 17% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6606th and 5954th ($764 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 23rd vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6060th vs 4857th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Manaus	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562