Chicago vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	97	59
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.06M

The cost of living in Chicago is 256% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 394th and 6721st ($2799 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 19th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 5990th 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	$19.2	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$4650

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660