Manaus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$380	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	96
😀 Quality of life	60	75
🏙️ Population	2.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Manaus is 25% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6589th and 4918th ($842 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 31st vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5837th vs 1670th 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	$5.48	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720