Manaus vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$380	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3547
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	46
😀 Quality of life	60	81
🏙️ Population	2.3M	398K

The cost of living in Manaus is 54% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6589th and 2761st ($842 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1934th 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 months in Wichita. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 5837th and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Wichita

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	Manaus	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$15897

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357