Manaus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$355	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	23	17
😀 Quality of life	53	38
🏙️ Population	2.06M	9.03M

The cost of living in Manaus is 32% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6606th and 7893rd ($764 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 321st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 6060th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Zhoukou

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	Manaus	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484