Salvador vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$293	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	2.42M	6.26M

The cost of living in Salvador is 38% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6861st and 4686th ($705 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5641st and 764th 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	$5.22	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731