New York City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.42M

The cost of living in New York City is 432% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4th and 6702nd ($4203 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 New York City compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 11th and 5621st 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	$23.2	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$13462

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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