Berlin vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$391
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.42M

The cost of living in Berlin is 181% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1418th and 6702nd ($2222 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Salvador

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	Berlin	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$13462

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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