Salvador vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2166
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$396
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
95
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
2.42M
17.5M

The cost of living in Salvador is 11% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6337th and 5618th ($887 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Salvador ranked 21st best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5445th and 1163rd 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
$7.49
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.53
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$682
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1176
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.54
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15139
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648