Dusseldorf vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	631K	2.42M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 150% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2065th and 6702nd ($1979 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 17th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 25th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Salvador

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	Dusseldorf	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$13462

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699