Salvador vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.43M

The cost of living in Salvador is 65% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6861st and 1745th ($705 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1531st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5641st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs San Antonio

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	Salvador	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$16552

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133