Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2104
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$379
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$378
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
99
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
2.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Salvador is 23% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6516th and 4971st ($863 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Salvador ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5693rd and 1655th 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
$6.92
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.51
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.53
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.06%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1920
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1029
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.65
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.27
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14902
$27781

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Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$667
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$676
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$568
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$645
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$607
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$645
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$548
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$492
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$651
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$589
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$572
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$567
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$583
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$628
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$591
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$614
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$466
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$595
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$648
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$647
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$488
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$608
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$611
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$726
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$602
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$677
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$687
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$611
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$628
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$598
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$609
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$579
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$615
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$598
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$669
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$611
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$626
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765