Chengdu vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$252	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$340
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	75	61
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 16% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 7530th and 6833rd ($635 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 25th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 1800th and 5841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Fortaleza

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	Chengdu	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$2167

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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