Amsterdam vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	921K	2.3M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 276% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 138th and 6589th ($3165 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 24th and 5837th 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	$22	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$4970

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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