Salvador vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$293	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	2.42M	449K

The cost of living in Salvador is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6861st and 59th ($705 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5641st and 5th 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	$5.22	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$29610

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717