Manaus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$359	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	95
😀 Quality of life	59	69
🏙️ Population	2.06M	11.5M

The cost of living in Manaus is 25% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6721st and 5192nd ($786 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 24th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5990th vs 4142nd 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	$5.25	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$15428

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666