Manaus vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$355	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	23	27
😀 Quality of life	53	52
🏙️ Population	2.06M	3.15M

The cost of living in Manaus is 2% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6606th and 6526th ($764 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6060th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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	Manaus	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$4204

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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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance	City	Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi	Sucre	$666
304 km or 189 mi	Sacaba	$538
317 km or 197 mi	Cochabamba	$535
335 km or 208 mi	Potosi	$507
376 km or 233 mi	Trinidad	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Oruro	$600
446 km or 277 mi	Tarija	$630
528 km or 328 mi	Tartagal	$804
545 km or 339 mi	La Paz	$688
550 km or 342 mi	El Alto	$673
601 km or 373 mi	Corumba	$583
606 km or 377 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
617 km or 384 mi	Caceres	$643
650 km or 404 mi	Vilhena	$577
688 km or 428 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
691 km or 430 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
737 km or 458 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
744 km or 462 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
747 km or 464 mi	Tacna	$414
757 km or 470 mi	Arica	$748
758 km or 471 mi	Puno	$520
772 km or 480 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
779 km or 484 mi	Iquique	$923
779 km or 484 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
781 km or 485 mi	Juliaca	$547
789 km or 490 mi	Varzea Grande	$682
792 km or 492 mi	Calama	$673
795 km or 494 mi	Cuiaba	$725
811 km or 504 mi	Salta	$1121
863 km or 536 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
865 km or 537 mi	Concepcion	$521
876 km or 544 mi	Ariquemes	$575
900 km or 559 mi	Arequipa	$588
921 km or 573 mi	Rondonopolis	$546
941 km or 585 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
944 km or 587 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
949 km or 589 mi	Campo Grande	$588
992 km or 616 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
1001 km or 622 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1005 km or 625 mi	Dourados	$599