Boston vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Boston	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3680	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8143	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$2555	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$4103	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$749	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6248	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	676K	2.42M

The cost of living in Boston is 315% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 27th and 6337th ($3680 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 105th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Salvador

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	Boston	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2870	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2200	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5120	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3473	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12808	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6220	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.77	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$192	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2859	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26444	$15139

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

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