Baltimore vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	97	56
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	586K	2.42M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 224% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6861st ($2287 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 131st and 5641st 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	$16.3	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$10392

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677