Salvador vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$4454
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	75
😀 Quality of life	43	85
🏙️ Population	2.9M	459K

The cost of living in Salvador is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5826th and 1538th ($922 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1363rd 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 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 6863rd and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Virginia Beach

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	Salvador	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$18553

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685