Amsterdam vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	921K	2.06M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 266% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 331st and 6606th ($2791 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 29th and 6060th 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	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$4516

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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