Porto Alegre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Porto Alegre	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$845	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2102	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$360	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$518	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	75	57
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.42M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 2% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6575th and 6516th ($845 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 12th 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 9th vs 18th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5292nd vs 5693rd 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	$6.68	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.75	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$271	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.82%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1553	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.08	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8291	$14902

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$688
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$611
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$717
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$605
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$633
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$659
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$681
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$674
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$635
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$561
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$596
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$592
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$711
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$659
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$584
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$672
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$713
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$673
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$979
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$789
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$740
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$733
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$832
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$771
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$663
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$469

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