Medina vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medina	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$853	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$353	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$656	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1630	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	20	56
😀 Quality of life	67	58
🏙️ Population	1.41M	2.42M

The cost of living in Medina is 15% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6257th and 6712th ($853 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 3833rd and 5558th 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	$5.99	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.99	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.5	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.98%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1056	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.11	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.74	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.6	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7706	$10964

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1123
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$940
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$879
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$944
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$828
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$940
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$988
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$895
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$806
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$278
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$895
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$294
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$393
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$324
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$314
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$333
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1586
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$694
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1536
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$777
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$915
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$640
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$350
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1657
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1651
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1372
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$306
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$721
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$847
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1607
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1632
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1004
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$934
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$934

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610