Madrid vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	98	56
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.42M

The cost of living in Madrid is 153% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6861st ($1781 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 151st and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Salvador

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	Madrid	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$10392

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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