Salvador Scores

  • Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Salvador.

  • Nightlife: has a small number of pubs and nightclubs, but the existing ones are characterized by a high-quality level of service and reasonable prices.

  • Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic is extremely difficult.

  • Safety: Unfortunately, the situation in Salvador is not calm, the level of security is extremely low.
  • Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.

  • Freedom of speech: People have full access to free media for accurate information and analysis. Journalists in most cases do their jobs without fear of detention or restraints.

  • Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Salvador has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
  • English: It will not be easy to communicate in Salvador directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.

  • Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.

  • Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.

  • Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1200.
  • Walkability: Salvador has many beautiful parks, squares and walkways for walking with children. There are wide sidewalks along the roads, and there are paths for cyclists.

  • Level of happiness: More people satisfied with their daily activities and lives.

  • Internet: There is high-speed Internet.
  • Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.

  • LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.

  • Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.

  • Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Salvador.

  • Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.

  • Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.

  • Free WiFi: Free wi-fi is available in almost all hotels, but its speed raises many questions. In cafes and restaurants, you sometimes have to pay for an Internet connection.