Rio de Janeiro vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$502	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	67	44
🏙️ Population	6.21M	7.01M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 70% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5559th and 7977th ($1013 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 234th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 4845th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Zhumadian

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	Rio de Janeiro	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$9042

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

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