Bangalore vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$219	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	74	56
😀 Quality of life	68	57
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 24% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8398th and 6861st ($533 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 25th in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 3159th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Salvador

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	Bangalore	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$10392

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677