Chicago vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 239% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 358th and 6589th ($2851 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 18th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 18th and 5837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Manaus

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	Chicago	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$4970

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709