Manaus vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$359	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	23	70
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	2.06M	12.7M

The cost of living in Manaus is 2% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6721st and 6778th ($786 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5990th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Suzhou

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	Manaus	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$15339

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610