Manaus vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	81
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	2.06M	449K

The cost of living in Manaus is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6606th and 59th ($764 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6060th and 5th 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	$5.07	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717