Rio de Janeiro vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2648	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$460	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$324
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	56
😀 Quality of life	62	43
🏙️ Population	6.78M	2.9M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 10% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5234th and 5826th ($1010 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 3rd vs 44th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5089th vs 6863rd 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	$6.53	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.7	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.1	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.11%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2527	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.3	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.75	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.93	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.7	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$588	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10845	$12057

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620

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