Manaus vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$359	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	23	73
😀 Quality of life	59	80
🏙️ Population	2.06M	7.01M

The cost of living in Manaus is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6721st and 3418th ($786 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5990th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Riyadh

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	Manaus	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$9818

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463