Buenos Aires vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$1943
🏠 One person rent
$496
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$492
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
78
56
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.42M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 44% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4856th and 6702nd ($1139 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 1059th and 5621st 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
$15.6
$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$13462

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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