Fortaleza vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$328	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$754
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	56	70
🏙️ Population	2.43M	9.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 22% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6696th and 7543rd ($745 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 199th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.2 months in Foshan. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5747th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Foshan

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	Fortaleza	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$18096

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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

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642