Salvador vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$473
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$324
$674
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
91
😀 Quality of life
43
77
🏙️ Population
2.9M
6.26M

The cost of living in Salvador is 14% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5826th and 4828th ($922 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6863rd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Santiago

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Salvador Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.58%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12057
$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440