Manaus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$359	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	59	77
🏙️ Population	2.06M	24.9M

The cost of living in Manaus is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6721st and 4879th ($786 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5990th and 1383rd 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	$5.25	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753