Salvador vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	57	83
🏙️ Population	2.42M	342K

The cost of living in Salvador is 65% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6861st and 1742nd ($705 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 5641st and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs San Juan

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	Salvador	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$10321

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177