Manaus vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$380	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	25	70
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	2.3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Manaus is 48% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6589th and 3485th ($842 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5837th and 899th 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	$5.48	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$10912

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459