Where you live

Manaus

Brazil

4.47of 10

⇄

Comparing with

São Luís

Brazil

4.47of 10

+ 3rd place

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Result

Tie

The biggest gap is in quality of life.

FinancialManaus+0.33.8 × 3.5

SafetySão Luís+0.24.0 × 4.2

CurrencyManaus+0.33.3 × 3.0

QualitySão Luís+0.76.6 × 7.3

Integration—+0.06.8 × 6.8

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.

ManausSão Luís

Financial environmentweight 30%

3.0

Tax burden

3.0

2.0

Cost of living

1.0

5.0

Ease of doing business

5.0

8.0

Investment returns

8.0

Stability and safetyweight 25%

7.0

Entry and residence

7.0

2.0

Political and social stability

2.0

Personal and property safety

3.0

Currency strengthweight 20%

3.0

Currency stability

3.0

1.0

Strength against the dollar

1.0

6.0

Purchasing power

5.0

Quality of lifeweight 15%

5.0

Infrastructure and services

6.0

8.0

Culture and lifestyle

8.0

Environmental quality

9.0

Cultural integrationweight 10%

6.0

Language and communication

6.0

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

São Luís

US$ 1,055

RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure

In Manaus, left overUS$ 446a month

In São Luís, left overUS$ 398a month

How much of your work each thing costs

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

ManausSão Luís

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Manaus

122 days

São Luís

125 days

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.

What the State costs you

	Manaus	São Luís
Income tax and social security	26%	26%
Tax on purchases	7%	8%
Paid twice (health insurance)	9%	9%
Total cost of the State	42%	43%

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)

Everyday life

What matters day to day

Language

ManausPortuguese

São LuísPortuguese

Currency

ManausBRL

São LuísBRL

Time zone

ManausUTC-4

São LuísUTC-3

Population

Manaus2,327,101 (2026)

São Luís1,090,229 (2026)

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