Chengdu vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$240	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$374
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	56
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.42M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 12% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7421st and 6861st ($623 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 25th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 1890th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Salvador

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	Chengdu	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$10392

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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