Houston vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Houston is 155% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1367th and 6337th ($2261 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 14th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Salvador

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	Houston	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$15139

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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