Fortaleza vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1752
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$328
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$762
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
95
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
2.43M
9.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 29% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6833rd and 7909th ($758 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 211th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5841st and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.49
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.5
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.9%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.06
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2167
$21696

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652