Manaus vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$359	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	86
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.39M

The cost of living in Manaus is 77% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6721st and 43rd ($786 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manaus	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782