Salvador vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Salvador	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$863	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2104	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$378	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	57	69
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	2.42M	385K

The cost of living in Salvador is 67% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6516th and 719th ($863 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 625th 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Salvador ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 5693rd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Tampa

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	Salvador	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.51	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.06%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1920	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1029	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.9	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.65	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.53	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.27	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14902	$16676

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285