Salvador vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Salvador	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$396	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	96
😀 Quality of life	63	75
🏙️ Population	2.42M	11.5M

The cost of living in Salvador is 21% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6337th and 4918th ($887 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 21st vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5445th vs 1670th 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	$7.49	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$682	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.54	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15139	$15990

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720