Manchester vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
548K
6.26M

The cost of living in Manchester is 78% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1500th and 4604th ($2137 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 76th and 705th 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
$17.6
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$7298

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534