George Town vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	25
😀 Quality of life	80	60
🏙️ Population	47K	2.3M

The cost of living in George Town is 351% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 15th and 6589th ($3795 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in the Cayman Islands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 717th and 5837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Manaus

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	George Town	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$4970

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

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