Salvador vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	2.42M	5.45M

The cost of living in Salvador is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6702nd and 649th ($791 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5621st 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	$6.39	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$19140

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710