Chongqing vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$180	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$340
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	42
😀 Quality of life	74	61
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.43M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 26% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 8185th and 6833rd ($561 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 25th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 2237th and 5841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Fortaleza

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	Chongqing	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$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	$0.96	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$2167

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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