Miami vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	84	56
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	442K	2.42M

The cost of living in Miami is 302% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 118th and 6702nd ($3178 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 17th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 119th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Salvador

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	Miami	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$13462

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699