Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$473
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$324
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
2.9M
24.9M

The cost of living in Salvador is 23% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5826th and 4461st ($922 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6863rd and 558th 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
$6.27
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.58%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12057
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740