Manaus vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	25	33
😀 Quality of life	60	84
🏙️ Population	2.3M	543K

The cost of living in Manaus is 56% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6589th and 2237th ($842 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1697th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 5837th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manaus	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212