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The Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane
BrisbaneThe Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves
Painted colonial houses in the Pelourinho, Salvador
SalvadorPainted colonial houses in the Pelourinho

Photos: Brisbane by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Salvador by Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Brisbane or Salvador?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Brisbane for

  • families
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Brisbane’s own page.

Choose Salvador for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Salvador’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Brisbane 55, Salvador 84: Salvador leads by 29 points.
Food & drink. Brisbane 60, Salvador 66: Salvador leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Brisbane 42, Salvador 74: Salvador leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Brisbane 55, Salvador 70: Salvador leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Brisbane 74, Salvador 52: Brisbane leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Brisbane 50, Salvador 56: Salvador leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Brisbane 78, Salvador 42: Brisbane leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Brisbane 62, Salvador 42: Brisbane leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Brisbane 45, Salvador 42: Brisbane leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Brisbane 33, Salvador 70: Salvador leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Brisbane 55, Salvador 63: Salvador leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Brisbane 40, Salvador 32: Brisbane leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Brisbane and Salvador.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Brisbane
54match

Wins on families and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Salvador
Best match
58match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Brisbane in July

22 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Salvador in July

27 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
201 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Brisbane: 1991-2020 normals, Brisbane (4.5 km from centre). Salvador: 1991-2020 normals, Salvador (4.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBrisbaneSalvador
Official languageEnglishPortuguese
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+10UTC-3
Emergency number000Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation0 m8 m
Main airportBrisbane International Airport (BNE)13 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsDeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA)20 km from centre31 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBrisbaneSalvador
City population2,706,9662,417,678
People per km²1713,489
Museums within 10 km1649
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C9 months12 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.