Edinburgh vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	88	56
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	488K	2.42M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 203% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6712th ($2246 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 23rd in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 40th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Salvador

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	Edinburgh	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$10964

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610