Bridgetown vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$596	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	15	57
😀 Quality of life	59	63
🏙️ Population	98.5K	2.42M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 50% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4474th and 6337th ($1328 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Barbados and Brazil, respectively. Check Barbados vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 6035th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Salvador

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	Bridgetown	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$15139

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1453
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1178
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1083
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1138
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1083
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1010
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1223
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1039
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1718
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$707
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1143
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1114
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$645
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$613
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$772
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$830
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$680
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1327
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$773
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$793
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$873
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$685
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$650
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$752

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