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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$293	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	87
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.01M

The cost of living in Salvador is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6861st and 8th ($705 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5641st and 82nd 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	$5.22	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968