Manaus vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	99
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.45M

The cost of living in Manaus is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6673rd and 348th ($823 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Manaus ranked 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5988th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Sydney

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	Manaus	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$21946

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Cities near Manaus

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864