Rotterdam vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	56
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	664K	2.42M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 199% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1336th and 6712th ($2219 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 51st and 5558th 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	$18.3	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$10964

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610