Salvador vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$473	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$6776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	2.9M	690K

The cost of living in Salvador is 70% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5826th and 96th ($922 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 82nd 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 Washington. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6863rd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Washington

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	Salvador	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$28279

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846