Bangalore vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$223	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	76	57
😀 Quality of life	63	62
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 39% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8579th and 6516th ($523 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 5518th and 5693rd 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	$3.08	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$14902

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743