Salvador vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$6506
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	80
😀 Quality of life	43	90
🏙️ Population	2.9M	737K

The cost of living in Salvador is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5826th and 145th ($922 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 120th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6863rd and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Seattle

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	Salvador	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$29730

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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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210