Salvador vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$338	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	56	19
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	2.42M	7.01M

The cost of living in Salvador is 36% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6702nd and 7987th ($791 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 243rd 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 Zhumadian. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 5621st and 7223rd 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	$6.39	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506