Porto Alegre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Porto Alegre	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$838	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$365	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$650	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.9M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 9% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6252nd and 5826th ($838 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 6th vs 44th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5813th vs 6863rd 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	$5.66	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.6	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1414	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1348	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.06	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$12057

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$682
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$631
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$708
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$592
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$600
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$601
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$634
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$555
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$590
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$624
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$565
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$631
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$688
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$521
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$666
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$653
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$511
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$688
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$604
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$636
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$565
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$520
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$610
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$632
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$611
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$607
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$655
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$925
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$785
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$697
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$682
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$729
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$573
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$837
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$756
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$681
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$368

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711