Manaus vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$364	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$1025
😷 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 36% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6673rd and 4578th ($823 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 9th 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 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 5988th and 5712th 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	$5.42	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$4857

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667