Salvador vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$1576
🏠 One person rent	$338	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$286
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	56	16
😀 Quality of life	62	43
🏙️ Population	2.42M	9.03M

The cost of living in Salvador is 36% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6702nd and 7972nd ($791 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 235th 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 Salvador compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 5621st and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Zhoukou

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	Salvador	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.39	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$14551

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$553
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$563
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$507
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$580
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$517
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$522
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$523
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$598
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$478
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$595
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$518
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$570
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$513
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$517
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$572
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$525
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$807
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$516
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$502
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$570
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$581
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$510
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$582
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$511
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$503
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$506
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$513
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$574
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$585
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$582
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$499