Memphis vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	57
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	633K	2.42M

The cost of living in Memphis is 114% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2663rd and 6516th ($1851 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 362nd and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Salvador

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	Memphis	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$14902

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

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