Salvador vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$293	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	89
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	2.42M	5.87M

The cost of living in Salvador is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6861st and 129th ($705 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5641st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Singapore City

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	Salvador	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605