Salvador vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Salvador	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$396	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	57	99
😀 Quality of life	63	76
🏙️ Population	2.42M	24.9M

The cost of living in Salvador is 23% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6337th and 4880th ($887 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Salvador ranked 21st best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5445th and 1178th 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	$7.49	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$682	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.54	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15139	$27610

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789