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Manaus

Brazil
4.47of 10
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Comparing with

Skopje

North Macedonia
6.89of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Skopje wins 3 of 5

The biggest gap is in currency strength.

FinancialSkopje+3.73.8 × 7.5
SafetySkopje+2.64.0 × 6.6
CurrencySkopje+3.83.3 × 7.0
QualityManaus+0.36.6 × 6.3
IntegrationManaus+0.46.8 × 6.4

Criterion by criterion

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

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
Skopje
US$ 1,008
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Manaus, left overUS$ 446a month
In Skopje, left overUS$ 445a month

How much of your work each thing costs

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

ManausSkopje
0h20h40h60hRent62.8 × 53.5Groceries16 × 37.4Transport5.2 × 3.3Utilities10.6 × 16.7Leisure10 × 9.2

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Manaus
122 days
Skopje
160 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Skopje: no sourced paid twice (health insurance)

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

What the State costs you

ManausSkopje
Income tax and social security26%38%
Tax on purchases7%6%
Paid twice (health insurance)9%—
Total cost of the State42%44%

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) · taxsummaries.pwc.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
ManausPortuguese
SkopjeMacedonian
Currency
ManausBRL
SkopjeMKD
Time zone
ManausUTC-4
SkopjeUTC+1
Population
Manaus2,327,101 (2026)
Skopje526,376 (2024-12-31)

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