Rotterdam vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rotterdam	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4464	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1909	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$484	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3795	$324
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	56
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	592K	2.9M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 118% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1756th and 5826th ($2013 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 54th and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Salvador

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	Rotterdam	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1267	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5063	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.49	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.7	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1521	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12166	$12057

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711