Manaus vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manaus	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1865	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$376	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$486	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	23	22
😀 Quality of life	53	58
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.96M

The cost of living in Manaus is 25% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6446th and 5246th ($796 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 11th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Manaus ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 6028th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Tijuana

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	Manaus	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$8.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$474	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$57
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	11.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$2821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.47	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$9.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.82	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.47	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.01	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$209	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4795	$2649

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$710
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$706
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$726
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$602
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$668
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$588
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$604
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$601
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$602
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1011
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$581
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$631
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$842
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$600
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1012
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$690
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$604
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$989
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$868
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$784
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1305
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$601
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1696
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$653
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$539
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$749
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$772
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$869
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$671

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2804
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2900
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$921
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$916
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2972
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3347
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2773
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2957
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2793
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2815
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2778
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2863
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2791
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2713
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3001
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2774
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2921
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$911
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2759
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2575
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2905
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$2998
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2654
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2708
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2857
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2859
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3021
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2581
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2903
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2658
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3474
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2959
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3039
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2787
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3328
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3074
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2659
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2639