Manaus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$823
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1984
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$364
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$495
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
2.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Manaus is 27% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6673rd and 4971st ($823 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5988th and 1655th 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
$5.42
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.23%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1665
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.37
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4934
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$726
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$732
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$734
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$728
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$743
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$750
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$753
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$659
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$676
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$740
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$701
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$649
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$669
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$636
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$1180
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$607
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$638
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$649
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$572
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$1174
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$756
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$662
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$1181
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$877
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$666
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$812
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$643
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1996
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$697
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1979
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$589
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$788
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$794
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$789
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765