Cologne vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$947	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.42M

The cost of living in Cologne is 147% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2551st and 6861st ($1744 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 25th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 5641st 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	$13.1	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$10392

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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