Manaus vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manaus	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$495	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	49
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Manaus is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6673rd and 1668th ($823 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Manaus ranked 30th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5988th and 123rd 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	$5.42	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.23%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1665	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4934	$17337

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891