Manaus vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	23	91
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	2.06M	2.75M

The cost of living in Manaus is 61% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6721st and 1942nd ($786 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5990th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Rome

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	Manaus	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323