Manaus vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	25	82
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	468K

The cost of living in Manaus is 63% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6589th and 1363rd ($842 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1143rd 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 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5837th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manaus	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729