Manaus vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2058
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$407
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$683
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$532
$877
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
23
60
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
2.26M
342K

The cost of living in Manaus is 27% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6183rd and 4518th ($859 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Brazil and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Manaus ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5964th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manaus San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.6
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.82
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5190
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$761
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$761
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$764
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$759
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$774
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$771
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$772
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$634
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$627
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$683
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$668
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$634
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$618
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$631
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$933
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$562
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$574
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$605
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$633
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$921
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$743
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$635
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$928
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$896
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$636
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$761
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$617
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1490
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$694
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1528
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$760
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$695
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$860
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892