Manchester vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	548K	6.26M

The cost of living in Manchester is 83% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1662nd and 4686th ($2071 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 85th and 764th 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	$16.7	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$8040

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731