Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1824
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$323
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Salvador is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6712th and 4780th ($741 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Salvador compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Salvador ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5558th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Shanghai

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Salvador Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.35
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$657
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.91
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$231
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10964
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774