Salvador vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$338	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	87
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.01M

The cost of living in Salvador is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6702nd and 6th ($791 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5621st and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs San Jose, United States

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	Salvador	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.39	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$22302

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254