Manaus vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3446
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	78
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	662K

The cost of living in Manaus is 66% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6589th and 890th ($842 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5837th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Vancouver

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	Manaus	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884