Salvador vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Salvador	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$863	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2104	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$379	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$378	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	57	17
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	2.42M	7.01M

The cost of living in Salvador is 45% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6516th and 7977th ($863 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 234th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Salvador ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 5693rd and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Zhumadian

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	Salvador	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.51	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.06%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1920	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1029	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.9	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.65	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.53	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.27	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14902	$9042

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743

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