Porto Alegre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$320	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	56
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.42M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 7% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6861st ($752 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 25th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Ranked 10th vs 7th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5820th vs 5641st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Salvador

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	Porto Alegre	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$10392

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461

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