Salvador vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$293	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	27
😀 Quality of life	57	52
🏙️ Population	2.42M	3.15M

The cost of living in Salvador is 10% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6861st and 6526th ($705 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5641st and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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	Salvador	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$4204

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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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance	City	Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi	Sucre	$666
304 km or 189 mi	Sacaba	$538
317 km or 197 mi	Cochabamba	$535
335 km or 208 mi	Potosi	$507
376 km or 233 mi	Trinidad	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Oruro	$600
446 km or 277 mi	Tarija	$630
528 km or 328 mi	Tartagal	$804
545 km or 339 mi	La Paz	$688
550 km or 342 mi	El Alto	$673
601 km or 373 mi	Corumba	$583
606 km or 377 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
617 km or 384 mi	Caceres	$643
650 km or 404 mi	Vilhena	$577
688 km or 428 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
691 km or 430 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
737 km or 458 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
744 km or 462 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
747 km or 464 mi	Tacna	$414
757 km or 470 mi	Arica	$748
758 km or 471 mi	Puno	$520
772 km or 480 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
779 km or 484 mi	Iquique	$923
779 km or 484 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
781 km or 485 mi	Juliaca	$547
789 km or 490 mi	Varzea Grande	$682
792 km or 492 mi	Calama	$673
795 km or 494 mi	Cuiaba	$725
811 km or 504 mi	Salta	$1121
863 km or 536 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
865 km or 537 mi	Concepcion	$521
876 km or 544 mi	Ariquemes	$575
900 km or 559 mi	Arequipa	$588
921 km or 573 mi	Rondonopolis	$546
941 km or 585 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
944 km or 587 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
949 km or 589 mi	Campo Grande	$588
992 km or 616 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
1001 km or 622 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1005 km or 625 mi	Dourados	$599