Salvador vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Salvador	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1824	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$323	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	2.42M	447K

The cost of living in Salvador is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6712th and 41st ($741 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Salvador compared to 2 months in Zurich. Salvador ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5558th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Zurich

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	Salvador	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.34%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1184	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$657	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.91	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.1	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10964	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843