Lisbon vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	56
😀 Quality of life	82	43
🏙️ Population	546K	2.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 84% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2695th and 5826th ($1694 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Portugal and Brazil, respectively. Check Portugal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 372nd and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Salvador

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	Lisbon	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$12057

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

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