Miami vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	85	56
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	442K	2.42M

The cost of living in Miami is 336% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 119th and 6861st ($3075 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 25th 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 29th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 140th and 5641st 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	$23.6	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$10392

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677