Manchester vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	548K	6.26M

The cost of living in Manchester is 99% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1156th and 4795th ($2365 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Chile, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 78th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Santiago

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	Manchester	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$10578

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849