Chongqing vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$224	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	42
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.43M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 15% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 7340th and 6696th ($634 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 14th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 1675th and 5747th 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	$3.91	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$2060

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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