Manaus vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$5052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	88
😀 Quality of life	59	92
🏙️ Population	2.06M	653K

The cost of living in Manaus is 71% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6721st and 587th ($786 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 516th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Portland

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	Manaus	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$19200

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745