Salvador vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	74
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	2.42M	459K

The cost of living in Salvador is 67% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6702nd and 1045th ($791 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 916th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5621st and 216th 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	$6.39	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710