Salvador vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$473	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$5439
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	87
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.39M

The cost of living in Salvador is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5826th and 26th ($922 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd 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 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6863rd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs San Diego

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	Salvador	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$18429

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606