Manaus vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manaus	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$798	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$377	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	23	82
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.06M	468K

The cost of living in Manaus is 68% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6439th and 806th ($798 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 719th 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 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 6028th and 202nd 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	$5.31	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.8	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.92%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1459	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$883	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$40	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4749	$22229

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753