Manaus vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$355	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	80
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.06M	737K

The cost of living in Manaus is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6606th and 158th ($764 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6060th and 98th 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	$5.07	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093