Cordoba vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cordoba	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2446	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$364	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$664	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	42	57
😀 Quality of life	67	63
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.42M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 13% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5580th and 6337th ($1000 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 10th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Cordoba compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Cordoba ranked 3rd best city to live in Argentina vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 4629th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Salvador

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	Cordoba	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.22%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.2	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.51	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.19	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.37	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4077	$15139

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$866
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$717
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$836
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$697
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$788
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$826
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$813
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$740
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$794
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$818
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$869
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$590
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$704
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$788
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$712
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$767
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$695
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$701
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$626
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$889
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$937
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$935
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$898
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$915
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$928
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$930
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$711
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$838
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$946
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$1068
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$657
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$718
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$699
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$646
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$934

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