Buenos Aires vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$337
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$537
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
52
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
3.06M
2.89M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 3% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6181st and 6261st ($809 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 0.3 months in Salvador. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Salvador ranked 51st in Brazil, while ranked 1497th and 6786th 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
$11.3
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$342
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
11.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1425
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$18745

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$597
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$563
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$503
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$566
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$561
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$566
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$563
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$415
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$563
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$582
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$561
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$468
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$562
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$561
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$562
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$529
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$408
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$563
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$517
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$562
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$550
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$602
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$563
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$707
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$562
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$563
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$576
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$565
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$574
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$563
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$562
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$445
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$564
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$564
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$572
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$542
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$614
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$563
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$603