Barcelona vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	98	57
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.73M	2.42M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 140% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1659th and 6337th ($2129 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 174th and 5445th 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	$17.3	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$15139

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751