Brasilia vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$296	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	28	56
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.42M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 8% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6598th and 6861st ($765 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 25th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Ranked 8th vs 7th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5716th vs 5641st 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	$6.98	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$10392

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677