Amsterdam vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	921K	2.06M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 297% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 143rd and 6721st ($3118 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Manaus

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	Amsterdam	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4650

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660