Brisbane vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.42M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 186% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6861st ($2016 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 7th and 5641st 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	$13.3	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$10392

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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