Beijing vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$589	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$340
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	73	61
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Beijing is 36% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 5355th and 6833rd ($1029 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 25th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 2546th and 5841st 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	$4.24	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$2167

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561