Manaus vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$380	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	41
😀 Quality of life	60	56
🏙️ Population	2.3M	331K

The cost of living in Manaus is 35% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6589th and 4553rd ($842 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Brazil and El Salvador, respectively. Check Brazil vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5837th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs San Salvador

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	Manaus	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$4732

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706