Salvador vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$6558
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	43	97
🏙️ Population	2.9M	443K

The cost of living in Salvador is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5826th and 31st ($922 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6863rd 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	$6.27	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$29266

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846