Saint Petersburg vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$502	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	56
😀 Quality of life	71	62
🏙️ Population	5.65M	2.42M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 23% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5813th and 6702nd ($971 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Russia and Brazil, respectively. Check Russia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 3397th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Salvador

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	Saint Petersburg	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$13462

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699