Manaus vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$380	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	24
😀 Quality of life	60	81
🏙️ Population	2.3M	693K

The cost of living in Manaus is 41% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6589th and 4194th ($842 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 64th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 5837th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Zaragoza

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	Manaus	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643