Brasilia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$415	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	28	17
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 56% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6162nd and 7977th ($928 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 234th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 5658th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Zhumadian

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	Brasilia	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$9042

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507