Manaus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$355	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	53	78
🏙️ Population	2.06M	24.9M

The cost of living in Manaus is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6606th and 4858th ($764 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6060th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Shanghai

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	Manaus	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746