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Rio de Janeiro

Brazil
4.66of 10
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Comparing with

Manaus

Brazil
4.47of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Rio de Janeiro wins 3 of 5

The biggest gap is in financial environment.

FinancialRio de Janeiro+0.34.2 × 3.8
SafetyRio de Janeiro+0.24.2 × 4.0
Currency—+0.03.3 × 3.3
QualityRio de Janeiro+0.36.9 × 6.6
Integration—+0.06.8 × 6.8

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
Rio de JaneiroManaus
Financial environmentweight 30%
3.0
Tax burden
3.0
3.0
Cost of living
2.0
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
3.0
Personal and property safety
2.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
3.0
Currency stability
3.0
1.0
Strength against the dollar
1.0
6.0
Purchasing power
6.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
6.0
Infrastructure and services
5.0
8.0
Culture and lifestyle
8.0
7.0
Environmental quality
8.0
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)
Rio de Janeiro
your income
US$ 1,159
Manaus
US$ 1,006
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Rio de Janeiro, left overUS$ 294a month
In Manaus, left overUS$ 446a month

How much of your work each thing costs

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

Rio de JaneiroManaus
0h20h40h60h80hRent73.2 × 62.8Groceries21.6 × 16Transport5.2 × 5.2Health15.4 × 15.4Utilities10.6 × 10.6Leisure12.2 × 10

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Rio de Janeiro
127 days
Manaus
122 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.

What the State costs you

Rio de JaneiroManaus
Income tax and social security26%26%
Tax on purchases8%7%
Paid twice (health insurance)9%9%
Total cost of the State44%42%

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) ↗ · barbieriadvogados.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva) · ncmbrasil.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
Rio de JaneiroPortuguese
ManausPortuguese
Currency
Rio de JaneiroBRL
ManausBRL
Time zone
Rio de JaneiroUTC-3
ManausUTC-4
Population
Rio de Janeiro6,731,133 (2026)
Manaus2,327,101 (2026)

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