Cologne vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
56
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.42M

The cost of living in Cologne is 150% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2308th and 6712th ($1851 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 5558th 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
$14
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$10964

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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