Manaus vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manaus	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2058	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$407	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$683	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$532	$1524
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	96
😀 Quality of life	55	80
🏙️ Population	2.26M	17.5M

The cost of living in Manaus is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6183rd and 5744th ($859 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Manaus ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5964th and 460th 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	$5.39	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.82	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.94	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5190	$24305

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584