Buenos Aires vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$402
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
56
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.42M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 23% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6099th and 6712th ($909 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 1789th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Salvador

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Buenos Aires Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$10964

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610