Manaus vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$380	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	22
😀 Quality of life	60	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Manaus is 34% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6589th and 4582nd ($842 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.7 months in Tijuana. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 5837th and 5555th 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	$5.48	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$4868

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677