Manaus vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$355	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	23	49
😀 Quality of life	53	59
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.48M

The cost of living in Manaus is 25% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6606th and 5351st ($764 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6060th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Zapopan

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	Manaus	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$5821

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696