Salvador vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Salvador	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1824	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$323	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	58	99
🏙️ Population	2.42M	4.84M

The cost of living in Salvador is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6712th and 312th ($741 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Salvador compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Salvador ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5558th and 4th 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	$5.01	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.34%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1184	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$657	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.91	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10964	$18951

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754