Manaus vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$3963
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	23	79
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	2.06M	709K

The cost of living in Manaus is 71% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6721st and 530th ($786 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Brazil and Norway, respectively. Check Brazil vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5990th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Oslo

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	Manaus	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$16133

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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

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242