Salvador vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$3743
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	2.9M	4.84M

The cost of living in Salvador is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5826th and 318th ($922 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6863rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Sydney

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	Salvador	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$17934

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Cities near Salvador

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816