Salvador vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$473	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$460
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	95
😀 Quality of life	43	64
🏙️ Population	2.9M	12.4M

The cost of living in Salvador is 12% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5826th and 5031st ($922 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 44th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6863rd vs 4799th 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	$6.27	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659