Manaus vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$355	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	87
😀 Quality of life	53	92
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.01M

The cost of living in Manaus is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6606th and 8th ($764 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs San Jose, United States

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	Manaus	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968