Chicago vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.06M

The cost of living in Chicago is 234% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 483rd and 6439th ($2667 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 10th 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 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 20th and 6028th 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	$21	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$4749

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668