Manaus vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	49
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Manaus is 60% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6589th and 1688th ($842 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 22nd in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5837th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Ottawa

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	Manaus	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$17263

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875