George Town vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	25	57
😀 Quality of life	80	63
🏙️ Population	47K	2.42M

The cost of living in George Town is 328% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 15th and 6337th ($3795 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Cayman Islands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 717th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Salvador

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	George Town	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$15139

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

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