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Manaus

Brazil
4.47of 10
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Comparing with

Amsterdam

Netherlands
7.66of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Amsterdam wins 4 of 5

The biggest gap is in currency strength.

FinancialAmsterdam+2.53.8 × 6.3
SafetyAmsterdam+4.04.0 × 8.0
CurrencyAmsterdam+6.03.3 × 9.3
QualityAmsterdam+2.46.6 × 9.0
IntegrationManaus+1.26.8 × 5.6

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
ManausAmsterdam
Financial environmentweight 30%
3.0
Tax burden
5.0
2.0
Cost of living
7.0
5.0
Ease of doing business
10.0
8.0
Investment returns
4.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
7.0
Entry and residence
8.0
2.0
Political and social stability
7.0
2.0
Personal and property safety
10.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
3.0
Currency stability
9.0
1.0
Strength against the dollar
9.0
6.0
Purchasing power
10.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
5.0
Infrastructure and services
9.0
8.0
Culture and lifestyle
9.0
8.0
Environmental quality
9.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
6.0
Language and communication
4.0
8.0
Communities and support networks
8.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
Manaus
your income
US$ 1,006
Amsterdam
US$ 3,819
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Manaus, left overUS$ 446a month
In Amsterdam, shortUS$ 2,366a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

ManausAmsterdam
0h20h40h60h80h100h120h140h160h180h200h220h240h260h280h300h320h340hRent62.8 × 313.9Groceries16 × 48.6Transport5.2 × 13.9Health15.4 × 21.5Utilities10.6 × 36Leisure10 × 21.4

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Manaus
122 days
Amsterdam
174 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Amsterdam: no sourced social security

Amsterdam takes more tax than Manaus. See next to it how much comes back as services.

What the State costs you

ManausAmsterdam
Income tax and social security26%36%
Tax on purchases7%12%
Paid twice (health insurance)9%12%
Total cost of the State42%60%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: bancobmg.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · documentacao.senior.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · ncmbrasil.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva) · belastingdienst.nl (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · kvk.nl (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · hollandzorg.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
ManausPortuguese
AmsterdamDutch
Currency
ManausBRL
AmsterdamEUR
Time zone
ManausUTC-4
AmsterdamUTC+1
Population
Manaus2,327,101 (2026)
Amsterdam941,873 (2026-01-01)

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