Manaus vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$364	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	25	57
😀 Quality of life	60	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Manaus is 5% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6673rd and 6516th ($823 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 12th 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 Salvador. Ranked 30th vs 18th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5988th vs 5693rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Salvador

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	Manaus	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$14902

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743