Salvador vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$338	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	62	78
🏙️ Population	2.42M	17.5M

The cost of living in Salvador is 10% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6702nd and 6334th ($791 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5621st and 1094th 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	$6.39	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$22402

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634