Manaus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manaus	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2058	$1596
🏠 One person rent	$407	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$683	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$532	$658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	23	17
😀 Quality of life	55	41
🏙️ Population	2.26M	9.03M

The cost of living in Manaus is 47% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6183rd and 7809th ($859 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Manaus ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 5964th and 7081st 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	$5.39	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.82	$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.94	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5190	$13369

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$608
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$617
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$599
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$563
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$589
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$554
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$743
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$541
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$660
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$542
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$621
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$531
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$543
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$746
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$554
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1400
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$539
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$583
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$642
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$525
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$626
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$579
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$524
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$544
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$498
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$629
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$640
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$801
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$614
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$639
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$532