Dongguan vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$250	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	42
😀 Quality of life	69	56
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.43M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 12% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 7169th and 6696th ($656 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 14th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 2941st and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Fortaleza

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	Dongguan	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$2060

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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