Houston vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Houston is 162% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1354th and 6516th ($2265 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 12th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 5693rd 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	$18.7	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$14902

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743