Salvador vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$293	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	56	17
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	2.42M	9.03M

The cost of living in Salvador is 22% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6861st and 7893rd ($705 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 5641st and 7224th 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	$5.22	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$14854

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484