Manaus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Manaus Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1846
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$282
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$583
$1510
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
2.22M
24.9M

The cost of living in Manaus is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6900th and 3152nd ($685 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Manaus compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Manaus ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5507th and 484th 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
$3.69
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.62
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.03%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1445
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.07
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3478
$27276

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$564
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$604
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$563
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$563
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$564
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$563
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$562
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$561
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$621
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$598
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$659
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$564
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$563
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$564
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$563
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$864
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$561
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$497
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$739
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$562
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$562
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$844
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$691
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$562
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$829
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$730
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$563
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$707
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1291
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$565
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1304
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$629
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1573
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$701
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$703
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$835
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$930
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$854
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$526

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811