Manaus vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$359	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	80
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	2.06M	737K

The cost of living in Manaus is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6721st and 125th ($786 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 92nd 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 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5990th and 99th 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	$5.25	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114