Chicago vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$495
😷 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 243% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 375th and 6673rd ($2822 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 22nd 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 30th in Brazil, while ranked 22nd and 5988th 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	$19.9	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$4934

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702