Charlotte vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Charlotte	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1475	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2428	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4235	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	68	56
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	875K	2.42M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 206% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 986th and 6702nd ($2423 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 17th 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 Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 234th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Salvador

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	Charlotte	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1574	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2056	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.4	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1305	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24711	$13462

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2239
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2121
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2196
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2067
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2102
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1960
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2019
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2160
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1988
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2212
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2094
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2075
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1878
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2167
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2070
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2156
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1923
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2124
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1993
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2152
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2305
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2065
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1853
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2418
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1970
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2529
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1980
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1929
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2166
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2737
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2166
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2154
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2013

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699