Manchester vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	548K	6.26M

The cost of living in Manchester is 105% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1330th and 4939th ($2265 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 107th and 672nd 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	$17.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$9190

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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