Brisbane vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	57
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.42M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 162% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1241st and 6337th ($2323 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Salvador

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	Brisbane	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$15139

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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