Manchester vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	90	57
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	548K	2.42M

The cost of living in Manchester is 174% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1156th and 6516th ($2365 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 12th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 78th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Salvador

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	Manchester	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$14902

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

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