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Salvador

Capital of Bahia, in Brazil's Northeast · Brazil

Strengths

  • Environmental quality: PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³, 12-month mean (2025-10-22–2026-10-21)
  • Investment returns: Policy rate 13.75% − inflation 4.6% (2026-09-01) = real rate of 9.2 p.p.
  • Culture and lifestyle: Life evaluation: 6.63 out of 10 (World Happiness Report, 2023–2025)

Challenges

  • Safety: 50.8 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (2024)
  • Strength against the dollar: Local currency per US$: +8.4% over 5 years (2020–2025)
  • Cost of living: One person's monthly cost (R$ 5,230) = 1.49 of the average earnings from work (PNAD) (R$ 3,514; 2026-T2)
CurrencyBRL
Official languagePortuguese
City population2,559,945 (2026)
Time zoneUTC-3 (+1 h from Manaus)

Country-level subcriteria (taxes, currency, politics, language, community…) come from the Brazil analysis. Cost of living, safety, purchasing power, health and air quality are Salvador's own.

  • Ranking position#48 of 57
  • Your weightsBalanced
  • Data confidence4 of 15 with 2+ sources
  • UpdatedOct 22, 2026
AracajuMaceióSalvador

Salvador × where you live

Compared with Manaus, Brazil.

The 5 criteria

Financial environment
3.8
3.8
Stability and safety
3.8
4.0
Currency strength
2.8
3.3
Quality of life
7.3
6.6
Cultural integration
6.8
6.8
SalvadorManaus

Your money there

Cost of living in ManausUS$ 1,006
Same standard in SalvadorUS$ 1,038
Difference1×
Manaus
US$ 1,006
Salvador
US$ 1,038
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
With your income of US$ 1,453, you would have US$ 415 left each month in Salvador.

The capital's own data: rent for 50 m² (FipeZap or verified research), DIEESE food basket, 44 bus fares and 8 meals out. Health and utilities: national average from the Brazil analysis. Sources: Rent: Índice FipeZAP (locação residencial, preço médio em R$/m² por mês) ↗ (Sep/2026) · Groceries: DIEESE (Pesquisa Nacional da Cesta Básica, gasto mensal em R$) ↗ (Sep/2026) · Transport: aratuon.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Jan/2026) · Health: Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva) (Jan 19, 2025) · Utilities: Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva) (Jan 19, 2025) · Leisure: downloads.fipe.org.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Mar/2026)

Taxes in Salvador

The criterion with the most weight in your score

Income tax

Up to R$ 2,429 a month0%
R$ 2,429 to R$ 2,8277.5%
R$ 2,827 to R$ 3,75115%
R$ 3,751 to R$ 4,66522.5%
Above R$ 4,66527.5%

Single source bancobmg.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026

Consumption tax

ICMS 20.5% (BA) + PIS/Cofins 9.25%, included in the price

Employee social security (sourced components): INSS employee – 1st bracket 7.50% + INSS employee – 2nd bracket 9.00% + INSS employee – 3rd bracket 12.00% + INSS employee – 4th bracket (up to ceiling) 14.00%.

Top income tax rate

27.5%

This is the top bracket. Yours depends on income; the calculator comes in the next release.

How to move there

Paths for a Brazilian

Residence by investment

R$ 500k in real estate or R$ 150k in a Brazilian company; 30 to 180 days.

Single source

Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva)

Family, work or retirement

Marriage to or child with a Brazilian, a skilled job contract, or retirement with income transfer.

Single source

Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva)

All the data

15 sub-criteria, each with a source, date and confidence badge

Financial environmentweight 30%

3.83›
Tax burdenTaxes and contributions: 33.7% of GDP (2024)Sources disagree
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-19 × OCDE (Global Revenue Statistics, receita tributária em % do PIB) ↗, 20243
DisagreementJonatas's analysis: 3 · the official source: 7 · the average: 5Using:
Cost of livingOne person's monthly cost (R$ 5,230) = 1.49 of the average earnings from work (PNAD) (R$ 3,514; 2026-T2)Single source
Índice FipeZAP (locação residencial, preço médio em R$/m² por mês) ↗, 2026-09 × IBGE — PNAD Contínua (rendimento médio mensal do trabalho) ↗, 2026-T22
Ease of doing businessRegulatory quality (WGI): -0.44 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)Sources agree
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-19 × Banco Mundial ↗, 20255
Investment returnsPolicy rate 13.75% − inflation 4.6% (2026-09-01) = real rate of 9.2 p.p.Sources agree
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-19 × Banco Central do Brasil (SGS) ↗, 2026-11-04 × Banco Central do Brasil (SGS) ↗, 2026-09-018

Stability and safetyweight 25%

3.80›
Entry and residenceAutorização de Residência: R$ 168,13; processamento: 30-180 diasSingle source
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-197
Political and social stabilityPolitical stability (WGI): -0.38 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)Sources agree
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-19 × Banco Mundial ↗, 20252
Personal and property safety50.8 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (2024)Single source
Atlas da Violência (Ipea/FBSP, homicídios por 100 mil habitantes) ↗, 20241

Currency strengthweight 20%

2.75›
Currency stabilityInflation of 5.0% a year (2025)Sources disagree
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-19 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × FMI (World Economic Outlook) ↗, 20253
DisagreementJonatas's analysis: 3 · the official source: 7 · the average: 5Using:
Strength against the dollarLocal currency per US$: +8.4% over 5 years (2020–2025)Sources disagree
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-19 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2020–20251
DisagreementJonatas's analysis: 1 · the official source: 7 · the average: 4Using:
Purchasing powerCity GDP per capita, PPP: US$ 14,381 (R$ 31,724 in the city ÷ R$ 51,694 in Brazil, 2023, × Brazil's PPP)Single source
IBGE (PIB dos Municípios, R$ correntes por habitante) ↗, 2023 × IBGE (Contas Nacionais, PIB per capita em R$ correntes) ↗, 2023 × Banco Mundial ↗, 20254

Quality of lifeweight 15%

7.27›
Infrastructure and servicesLife expectancy in BA: 76.3 years (2026)Single source
IBGE (Projeções da População, revisão 2024) ↗, 20266
Culture and lifestyleLife evaluation: 6.63 out of 10 (World Happiness Report, 2023–2025)Sources agree
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-19 × World Happiness Report 2026 (avaliação de vida de 0 a 10, média de 3 anos) ↗, 2023–2025 × happierlivesinstitute.org (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026 (média 2023-2025)8
Environmental qualityPM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³, 12-month mean (2025-10-22–2026-10-21)Single source
Open-Meteo (qualidade do ar, modelo CAMS; média horária de PM2,5) ↗, 2025-10-22–2026-10-219

Cultural integrationweight 10%

6.80›
Language and communication92ª posição no EF English Proficiency Index 2023, pontuação 458 ("muito baixa"); 5% da população fluente em inglêsSingle source
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-196
Communities and support networks78% dos brasileiros favoráveis à imigração (Datafolha, 2023)Single source
Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-198

Score over 2026

4.42 · History starts on Oct 22, 2026: every data update adds a new point.

Where the data comes from

  • Official sources (APIs)7
  • International organisations6
  • AI with checked link1
  • Atlas users0
  • Own analysis1

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Questions about Salvador

With the numbers on this page

How much does it cost to live in Salvador?

For one person, about US$ 1,038 a month (R$ 5,229), of which US$ 550 is rent. It includes groceries, transport, health, utilities and leisure; each part's source is in the cost-of-living section.

What is the average wage in Salvador?

R$ 3,514 a month (average earnings from work (PNAD), 2026-T2), about US$ 697. One person's cost of living equals 149% of that wage.

How much tax do you pay in Salvador?

The top income tax rate is 27.5%. For an income of US$ 1,453 a month, income tax and social security take about 26% and, adding taxes on purchases, that is 123 days a year working for taxes.

Is Salvador safe?

50.8 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (2024). On Atlas, personal safety scores 1 out of 10.

What is Salvador's score on Rikezas Atlas?

4.42 out of 10 with the Balanced weights, #48 of 57 places, with 15 of 15 sub-criteria sourced.

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