Salvador vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Salvador	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$396	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	57	99
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	2.42M	5.45M

The cost of living in Salvador is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6337th and 370th ($887 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 21st best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5445th 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	$7.49	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$682	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.54	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15139	$25164

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863