Chicago vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$2058
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$683
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$532
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.26M

The cost of living in Chicago is 204% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 505th and 6183rd ($2613 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 11th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 5964th 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	$17.5	$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$81.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$5190

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2446
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2387
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2199
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2257
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2317
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2300
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2290
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2323
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2295
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2245
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2282
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2244
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2264
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2215
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2264
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2204
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2258
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2013
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2248
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2258
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2240
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2162
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2030
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2257
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2253
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2269
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2250
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2267
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2264
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2238
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2239
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2221
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2038
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2240

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556