Raleigh vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Raleigh	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1374	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2201	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4362	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	57
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	468K	2.42M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 156% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1363rd and 6337th ($2265 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 219th and 5445th 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	$18.3	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1531	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3898	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.18	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.2	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1475	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24243	$15139

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729

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