Manaus vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	88
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	2.06M	653K

The cost of living in Manaus is 71% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6606th and 603rd ($764 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Manaus vs Portland infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/manaus/portland.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Manaus vs Portland infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/manaus/portland" target="_blank">Manaus vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Manaus vs Portland

Prices for goods and services in Manaus and Portland are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Manaus	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$16585

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741