Hong Kong vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.42M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 271% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 379th and 6712th ($2753 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 205th and 5558th 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	$8.31	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$10964

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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