Atlanta vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	57
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	499K	2.42M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 196% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 688th and 6337th ($2628 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 10th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 199th and 5445th 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	$23.3	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$15139

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751