Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$338	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	62	77
🏙️ Population	2.42M	24.9M

The cost of living in Salvador is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6702nd and 4879th ($791 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5621st and 1383rd 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	$6.39	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753