Manaus vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$823
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1984
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$364
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$495
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
95
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
2.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Manaus is 12% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6673rd and 6106th ($823 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Manaus ranked 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5988th and 1113th 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
$5.42
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.23%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1665
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.37
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4934
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638