Lima vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$407	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	9.94M	2.42M

The cost of living in Lima is 39% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5647th and 6861st ($977 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Peru and Brazil, respectively. Check Peru vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 4234th and 5641st 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	$4.73	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$10392

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677