Salvador vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$338	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	2.42M	449K

The cost of living in Salvador is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6702nd and 23rd ($791 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5621st and 2nd 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	$6.39	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$22875

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041