Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$293	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	2.42M	24.9M

The cost of living in Salvador is 36% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6861st and 4858th ($705 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5641st and 675th 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	$5.22	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$30174

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746