Manaus vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$359	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	23	56
😀 Quality of life	59	62
🏙️ Population	2.06M	2.42M

The cost of living in Manaus is 0.5% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6721st and 6702nd ($786 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 17th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Ranked 24th vs 9th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5990th vs 5621st 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	$5.25	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699