Manaus vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$355	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	96
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	2.06M	17.7M

The cost of living in Manaus is 17% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6606th and 5950th ($764 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6060th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Shenzhen

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	Manaus	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609