Brasilia vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$386	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	28	56
😀 Quality of life	61	62
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.42M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 12% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6320th and 6702nd ($882 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Ranked 13th vs 9th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5763rd vs 5621st 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	$6.87	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$13462

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

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