Melbourne vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	100	63
🏙️ Population	5.35M	2.42M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 187% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 829th and 6337th ($2543 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 1st and 5445th 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	$15.5	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$15139

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751