Brasilia vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$332	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	28	56
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	3.09M	2.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 10% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6295th and 5826th ($826 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 8th vs 44th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5819th vs 6863rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Salvador

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	Brasilia	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$12057

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665

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