Salvador vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	2.42M	4.84M

The cost of living in Salvador is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6861st and 745th ($705 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5641st 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	$5.22	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683