Johannesburg vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$403	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	56
😀 Quality of life	61	43
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.9M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 2% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5921st and 5826th ($908 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 5184th and 6863rd 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	$7.41	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$12057

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711