New Orleans vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Orleans	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2177	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$1252	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2291	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3968	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	86	56
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	384K	2.42M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 194% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1420th and 6712th ($2177 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 23rd 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 New Orleans compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. New Orleans ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 222nd and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Salvador

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	New Orleans	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1455	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$962	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2693	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3069	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2129	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10192	$10964

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610