Buenos Aires vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$529
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$736
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
56
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.42M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 60% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4692nd and 6806th ($1227 vs $769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 1080th and 5544th 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
$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$286
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.36%
10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2664
$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.98
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5511
$14304

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$783
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$850
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$733
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$842
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$961
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$881
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$955
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$816
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$986
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$992
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$609
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$986
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1029
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$975
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$876
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$905
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$858
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$949
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$777
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$985
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$866
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$981
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$680
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1025
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$832
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$864
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$853
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$729
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$958
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$880
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$851
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$953
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$844
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$950
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$902

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$605
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$600
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$547
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$593
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$576
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$559
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$517
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$469
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$591
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$565
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$540
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$540
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$538
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$591
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$550
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$581
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$437
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$546
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$625
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$454
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$561
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$574
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$693
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$561
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$639
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$638
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$576
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$584
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$557
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$564
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$552
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$581
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$561
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$625
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$576
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$581
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711