Salvador vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$293	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	98
😀 Quality of life	57	70
🏙️ Population	2.42M	12.3M

The cost of living in Salvador is 7% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6861st and 7163rd ($705 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 95th 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 Wuhan. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5641st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Wuhan

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	Salvador	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586