Hong Kong vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hong Kong	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1742	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$3071	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	80	63
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.42M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 200% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 640th and 6337th ($2663 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 676th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Salvador

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	Hong Kong	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.74	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.9	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2008	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1474	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3693	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2621	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$27719	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17176	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1128	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$15139

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620

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