Salvador vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$293	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	56	18
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	2.42M	932K

The cost of living in Salvador is 56% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6861st and 3004th ($705 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 9th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5641st and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Tenerife

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	Salvador	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291