Rio de Janeiro vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$502	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	57
😀 Quality of life	67	62
🏙️ Population	6.21M	2.42M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 17% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5559th and 6516th ($1013 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 4th vs 18th best cities to live in Brazil, and 4845th vs 5693rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Salvador

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	Rio de Janeiro	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$14902

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

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