Cologne vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	57
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.42M

The cost of living in Cologne is 119% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2200th and 6337th ($1941 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 10th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 21st and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Salvador

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	Cologne	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$15139

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913

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