Salvador vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$473	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	43	46
🏙️ Population	2.9M	316K

The cost of living in Salvador is 20% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5826th and 4577th ($922 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Brazil and El Salvador, respectively. Check Brazil vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6863rd and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs San Salvador

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	Salvador	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$4597

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680