Salvador vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Salvador	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1824	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$323	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	95
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	2.42M	11.5M

The cost of living in Salvador is 27% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6712th and 5616th ($741 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Salvador compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 8th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5558th vs 4573rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Sao Paulo

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	Salvador	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.34%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1184	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$657	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.91	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10964	$13135

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629