Raleigh vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	57
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	468K	2.42M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 168% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1246th and 6516th ($2317 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 245th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Salvador

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	Raleigh	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$14902

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

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