Manaus vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	80
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	2.3M	737K

The cost of living in Manaus is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6589th and 126th ($842 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5837th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Seattle

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	Manaus	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098