Manaus vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$359	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	91
😀 Quality of life	59	81
🏙️ Population	2.06M	6.26M

The cost of living in Manaus is 29% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6721st and 4939th ($786 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5990th and 672nd 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	$5.25	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$9190

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827