Manaus vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$380	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	82
😀 Quality of life	60	97
🏙️ Population	2.3M	452K

The cost of living in Manaus is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6589th and 11th ($842 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5837th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Zurich

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	Manaus	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117