Philadelphia vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$374
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	56
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.42M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 268% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 664th and 6861st ($2597 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 138th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Salvador

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	Philadelphia	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$10392

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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