Salvador vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Salvador	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$863	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2104	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$378	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	57	99
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	2.42M	5.45M

The cost of living in Salvador is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6516th and 348th ($863 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Salvador ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5693rd and 2nd 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	$6.92	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.51	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.06%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1920	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1029	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.65	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.53	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.27	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14902	$21946

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864