Medina vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$696	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	20	56
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	1.41M	2.42M

The cost of living in Medina is 72% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4439th and 6861st ($1215 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 3899th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Salvador

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	Medina	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$10392

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

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