Salvador vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$473
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$324
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
2.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Salvador is 2% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5826th and 5744th ($922 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6863rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Shenzhen

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Salvador Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12057
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584