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

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Manaus San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1885
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$359
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$480
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
87
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
2.06M
1.01M

The cost of living in Manaus is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6721st and 6th ($786 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manaus San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.25
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.6
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.62
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$206
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254