Brisbane vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.42M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 161% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1813th and 6702nd ($2065 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 17th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 5621st 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	$14.4	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$13462

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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