Melbourne vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	100	62
🏙️ Population	5.35M	2.42M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 189% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 893rd and 6516th ($2496 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 1st and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Salvador

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	Melbourne	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$14902

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743