Salvador vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$338	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	95
😀 Quality of life	62	69
🏙️ Population	2.42M	11.5M

The cost of living in Salvador is 25% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6702nd and 5192nd ($791 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5621st vs 4142nd 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	$6.39	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$15428

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666