Johannesburg vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$547	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	73	57
😀 Quality of life	60	63
🏙️ Population	4.8M	2.42M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 36% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4745th and 6337th ($1204 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 5850th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Salvador

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	Johannesburg	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$15139

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

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