Chicago vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.42M

The cost of living in Chicago is 260% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 483rd and 6712th ($2667 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 23rd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 20th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Salvador

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	Chicago	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$10964

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610