Amsterdam vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	57
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	921K	2.42M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 271% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 126th and 6516th ($3203 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 13th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Salvador

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	Amsterdam	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$14902

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743