Milwaukee vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	81	57
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	577K	2.42M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 141% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6516th ($2078 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 Milwaukee compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 260th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Salvador

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	Milwaukee	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$14902

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

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