Alagoinhas, Brazil

Living costs in this mid-sized Bahian city run significantly lower than Brazil's coastal hotspots, though infrastructure remains a work in progress. Located inland from Salvador, Alagoinhas serves as a regional transportation hub with a population of 116,894.

The city, established in 1852, gained prominence as a Catholic diocese center in 1974 when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alagoinhas was founded. Its strategic position in Bahia state has made it an important junction point, though foreign investment and tourism development lag behind larger urban centers in the region.