Chengdu vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$297	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	89	57
😀 Quality of life	76	63
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.42M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 22% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7360th and 6337th ($688 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 10th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 1238th and 5445th 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	$2.83	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$15139

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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