Manaus vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$355	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	81
😀 Quality of life	53	67
🏙️ Population	2.06M	5.6M

The cost of living in Manaus is 22% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6606th and 5668th ($764 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6060th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Saint Petersburg

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	Manaus	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441