Salvador vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$293	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	90
😀 Quality of life	57	70
🏙️ Population	2.42M	13.9M

The cost of living in Salvador is 3% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6861st and 6956th ($705 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 64th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5641st and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Tianjin

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	Salvador	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616