Manaus vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$364	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	25	47
😀 Quality of life	60	63
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.26M

The cost of living in Manaus is 36% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6673rd and 4609th ($823 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 11th 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 Zapopan. Manaus ranked 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5988th and 5628th 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	$5.42	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986