George Town vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2058
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$683
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	23
😀 Quality of life	77	55
🏙️ Population	41K	2.26M

The cost of living in George Town is 293% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 32nd and 6183rd ($3374 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.4 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 14th in Brazil, while ranked 754th and 5964th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$81.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$5190

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556