Manaus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2000
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$380
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
60
76
🏙️ Population
2.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Manaus is 27% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6589th and 4880th ($842 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5837th and 1178th 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
$5.48
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1722
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1134
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.26
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4970
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789