Cape Town vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$582	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	56
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.42M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 52% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5016th and 6861st ($1071 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 5491st and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Salvador

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	Cape Town	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$10392

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677