Atlanta vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	499K	2.42M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 234% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 647th and 6702nd ($2641 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 17th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 179th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Salvador

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	Atlanta	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$13462

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

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