Beijing vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$575	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	75	56
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Beijing is 36% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 5387th and 6696th ($1016 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 989th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Fortaleza

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	Beijing	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$2060

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588