Manaus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manaus	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2058	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$407	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$683	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$532	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	55	64
🏙️ Population	2.26M	12.4M

The cost of living in Manaus is 18% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6183rd and 5031st ($859 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 14th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5964th vs 4799th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Sao Paulo

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	Manaus	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.39	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.82	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.94	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5190	$12031

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659