Manaus vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$355	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	87
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.39M

The cost of living in Manaus is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6606th and 36th ($764 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 32nd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs San Diego

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	Manaus	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759