New York City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.42M

The cost of living in New York City is 374% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4th and 6337th ($4202 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 New York City compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 15th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Salvador

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	New York City	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$15139

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751