Cost of living in Salvador, Brazil

The cost of living in Salvador, Brazil is approximately 741 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1824 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Salvador

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
741 $
Without Rent
418 $
Rent & Utilities
323 $
Food
235 $
Transport
101 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
437 $
GDP per Capita
10,044 $
Freedom Index
6.92
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
5%
Population
2.4M

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.01 $
Dinner 25.4 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.35 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.75 $
Capuccino 1.89 $
Coke, 330ml 0.78 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.15 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.31 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.99 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.94 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.22 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.02 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.8 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.91 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.25 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.86 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.35 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.14 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.24 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.4 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.58 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 6.96 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.23 $
Cigarette pack 2.3 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.95 $
Monthly Pass 45.9 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.06 $
Taxi, 8 km 5.52 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 37.7 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 3.91 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.03 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.12 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.76 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 60 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 93 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 15.1 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 217 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 365 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 370 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 566 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,184 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 657 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 437 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 10.34%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 22.1 $
Cinema, 1 seat 6.14 $
Haircut 9.62 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 73.3 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 51.1 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 231 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 10,964 $

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Curacao
Salvador vs Willemstad (Willemstad is 88% more expensive) Salvador vs Barber (Barber is 88% more expensive)
Uruguay
Salvador vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 80% more expensive) Salvador vs Salto (Salto is 33% more expensive) Salvador vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 58% more expensive) Salvador vs Rivera (Rivera is 2% more expensive) Salvador vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 31% more expensive) Salvador vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 4% more expensive) Salvador vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 12% more expensive) Salvador vs Melo (Melo is 2% less expensive) Salvador vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 38% more expensive) Salvador vs Artigas (Artigas is 19% more expensive)
Trinidad And Tobago
Salvador vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 44% more expensive) Salvador vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 58% more expensive) Salvador vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 30% more expensive) Salvador vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 49% more expensive) Salvador vs San Juan (San Juan is 57% more expensive)
Chile
Salvador vs Santiago (Santiago is 62% more expensive) Salvador vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 29% more expensive) Salvador vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 42% more expensive) Salvador vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 26% more expensive) Salvador vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 15% more expensive) Salvador vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 29% more expensive) Salvador vs Temuco (Temuco is 18% more expensive) Salvador vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 14% more expensive) Salvador vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 24% more expensive) Salvador vs Talca (Talca is 15% more expensive)
Guyana
Salvador vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 33% more expensive) Salvador vs Linden (Linden is 37% more expensive) Salvador vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 37% more expensive)
Mexico
Salvador vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 61% more expensive) Salvador vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 42% more expensive) Salvador vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 1% less expensive) Salvador vs Leon (Leon is 3% less expensive) Salvador vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 37% more expensive) Salvador vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 33% more expensive) Salvador vs Puebla (Puebla is 27% more expensive) Salvador vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 31% more expensive) Salvador vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 70% more expensive) Salvador vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 2% less expensive)
Suriname
Salvador vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 17% more expensive) Salvador vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 14% more expensive)
Ecuador
Salvador vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 23% more expensive) Salvador vs Quito (Quito is 22% more expensive) Salvador vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 4% more expensive) Salvador vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 20% less expensive) Salvador vs Duran (Duran is 9% more expensive) Salvador vs Machala (Machala is 20% less expensive) Salvador vs Manta (Manta is 17% more expensive) Salvador vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 3% more expensive) Salvador vs Loja (Loja is 17% less expensive) Salvador vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 12% less expensive)
Peru
Salvador vs Lima (Lima is 33% more expensive) Salvador vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 24% less expensive) Salvador vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 6% less expensive) Salvador vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 30% less expensive) Salvador vs Callao (Callao is 5% more expensive) Salvador vs Piura (Piura is 24% less expensive) Salvador vs Cusco (Cusco is 13% less expensive) Salvador vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 33% less expensive) Salvador vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 20% less expensive) Salvador vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 8% less expensive)
Venezuela
Salvador vs Caracas (Caracas is 41% more expensive) Salvador vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 5% less expensive) Salvador vs Valencia (Valencia is 6% more expensive) Salvador vs Maracay (Maracay is 2% less expensive) Salvador vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 4% less expensive) Salvador vs Barinas (Barinas is 8% more expensive) Salvador vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 20% more expensive) Salvador vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 28% more expensive) Salvador vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 17% more expensive) Salvador vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 23% more expensive)
Colombia
Salvador vs Bogota (Bogota is 17% more expensive) Salvador vs Medellin (Medellin is 18% more expensive) Salvador vs Cali (Cali is 1% less expensive) Salvador vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 6% more expensive) Salvador vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 1% more expensive) Salvador vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 26% less expensive) Salvador vs Soacha (Soacha is 1% more expensive) Salvador vs Soledad (Soledad is 13% more expensive) Salvador vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 36% less expensive) Salvador vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 13% less expensive)
Brazil
Salvador vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 37% more expensive) Salvador vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 29% more expensive) Salvador vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 9% more expensive) Salvador vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 3% less expensive) Salvador vs Salvador (Salvador has similar costs) Salvador vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 6% more expensive) Salvador vs Manaus (Manaus is 8% more expensive) Salvador vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 3% more expensive) Salvador vs Recife (Recife is 5% more expensive) Salvador vs Goiania (Goiania is 11% less expensive)
Argentina
Salvador vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 23% more expensive) Salvador vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 25% more expensive) Salvador vs Rosario (Rosario is 15% less expensive) Salvador vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 6% less expensive) Salvador vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 1% more expensive) Salvador vs Salta (Salta is 2% less expensive) Salvador vs San Juan (San Juan is 11% less expensive) Salvador vs Lanus (Lanus is 9% more expensive) Salvador vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 48% less expensive) Salvador vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 4% less expensive)
Bolivia
Salvador vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 3% more expensive) Salvador vs La Paz (La Paz is 9% less expensive) Salvador vs El Alto (El Alto is 13% less expensive) Salvador vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 28% less expensive) Salvador vs Sucre (Sucre is 11% less expensive) Salvador vs Oruro (Oruro is 19% less expensive) Salvador vs Potosi (Potosi is 33% less expensive) Salvador vs Tarija (Tarija is 15% less expensive) Salvador vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 28% less expensive) Salvador vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 4% more expensive)
Paraguay
Salvador vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 10% less expensive) Salvador vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 28% less expensive) Salvador vs Luque (Luque is 18% less expensive) Salvador vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 16% less expensive) Salvador vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 29% less expensive) Salvador vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 45% less expensive) Salvador vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 30% less expensive) Salvador vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 28% less expensive) Salvador vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 27% less expensive)