Buenos Aires vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$365
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
56
😀 Quality of life
71
43
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 14% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6407th and 5826th ($791 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 2311th and 6863rd 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
$7.12
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$12057

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711