Lima vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$466	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	77	57
😀 Quality of life	71	63
🏙️ Population	9.94M	2.42M

The cost of living in Lima is 17% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5300th and 6337th ($1034 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Peru and Brazil, respectively. Check Peru vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 3484th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Salvador

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	Lima	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$15139

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

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