Brasilia vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$443	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	28	57
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 8% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5856th and 6337th ($958 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 13th vs 21st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5032nd vs 5445th 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	$8.07	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$15139

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

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