Manaus vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	82
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	2.06M	468K

The cost of living in Manaus is 68% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6606th and 972nd ($764 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 221st 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	$5.07	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682