Chengdu vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$240	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$247
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.43M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 16% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 7421st and 6696th ($623 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 1890th and 5747th 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	$2.78	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$2060

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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