Baltimore vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	97	57
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	586K	2.42M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 159% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1414th and 6516th ($2234 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 12th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 164th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Salvador

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	Baltimore	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$14902

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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