Bangalore vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$221	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	76	56
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 34% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8500th and 6702nd ($524 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 5281st and 5621st 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	$3.4	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$13462

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699