Salvador vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$293	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$2474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	2.42M	14.3M

The cost of living in Salvador is 56% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6861st and 3019th ($705 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5641st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Tokyo

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	Salvador	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101