Buenos Aires vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$555
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
57
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.42M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 41% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4647th and 6337th ($1247 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 1053rd and 5445th 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
$17.5
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$15139

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751