Manaus vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$380	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	92
😀 Quality of life	60	81
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Manaus is 29% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6589th and 4785th ($842 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5837th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Santiago

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	Manaus	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$12174

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895