Fortaleza vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$290
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$864
😷 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 19% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6830th and 7753rd ($717 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5784th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.3
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$754
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.95
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2197
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
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$664
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$580
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$491
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$599
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$597
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$595
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$554
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$550
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$523
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$561
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$566
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$567
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$570
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$614
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$575
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$584
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$530
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$573
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$553
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$545
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$535
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$533
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$576
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$554
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$595
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$557
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$562
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$542
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$495
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$551
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$580
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$544
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$610
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$532
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$413
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$603
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660