🇧🇷 Brazil · #455 of 538 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Salvador

Close to the Brazil average

Ranked #455 of 538 cities · More expensive than 15.4% of cities worldwide

Compared to Brazil average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Salvador

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom BRL 2,583/mo ≈ $514 BRL 1,412/mo ≈ $281 45%
3-Bedroom BRL 4,747/mo ≈ $944 BRL 2,267/mo ≈ $451 45%
Numbeo · 2026-03-12

Multi-Source Comparison

★★★ High Confidence

Salvador has a composite cost index of 25.3 from 3 independent data sources.

25.3
Composite
3
Sources
0.6
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
22.5
Expatistan
25.9
LivingCost
No data
SIM
19.2
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
45.0

Based on 50 country PLI x 0.9 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
-1.6% Average
Rent
-0.8% Average
Groceries
-2.2% Average
Restaurants
-0.4% Average
Purchasing Power
-15.1% Weak

Living in Salvador: What to Expect

Salvador is average by global standards (ranked #455 of 538 cities). It is 1.6% cheaper than the Brazil average, based on 12 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Groceries offers the best value, while Restaurants is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Brazil earning BRL 292,676 gross take home BRL 17,901/month after tax (26.6% effective rate). See full Brazil tax calculator →

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