Salvador vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	80
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	2.42M	737K

The cost of living in Salvador is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6702nd and 125th ($791 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 92nd 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 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5621st and 99th 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	$6.39	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$29883

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114