Barcelona vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	98	56
😀 Quality of life	88	43
🏙️ Population	1.64M	2.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 92% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5826th ($1773 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 193rd and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Salvador

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	Barcelona	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$12057

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711