Beijing vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$605	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$491
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.7M

The cost of living in Beijing is 31% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4887th and 6336th ($1065 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 17th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 583rd and 5829th 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	$3.9	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$2398

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659