Salvador vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$293	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	9
😀 Quality of life	57	48
🏙️ Population	2.42M	150K

The cost of living in Salvador is 52% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6861st and 3589th ($705 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Curacao, respectively. Check Brazil vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 5641st and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Willemstad

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	Salvador	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$9410

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901