Manaus vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1863
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$377
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$616
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.06M
17.7M

The cost of living in Manaus is 17% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6439th and 5948th ($798 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Manaus ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6028th and 556th 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
$5.31
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.92%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1459
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$883
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.08
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.99
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$708
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$708
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$714
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$708
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$725
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$727
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$728
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$603
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$666
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$586
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$639
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$603
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$630
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$602
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$600
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$1015
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$582
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$633
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$611
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$598
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$691
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$601
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$986
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$869
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$625
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$780
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$602
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1698
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$652
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1642
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$538
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$785
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$751
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$770
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$668

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618