Manaus vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	82
😀 Quality of life	59	90
🏙️ Population	2.06M	468K

The cost of living in Manaus is 66% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6721st and 1213th ($786 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1060th 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 Raleigh. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Raleigh

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	Manaus	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766