Manaus vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	54
😀 Quality of life	53	83
🏙️ Population	2.06M	342K

The cost of living in Manaus is 62% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6606th and 1742nd ($764 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs San Juan

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	Manaus	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177