Fortaleza vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1863
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$353
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$967
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
95
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
2.7M
9.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 42% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6336th and 7900th ($814 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5829th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$361
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.73
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2398
$23979

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$745
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$618
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$521
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$611
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$600
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$619
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$582
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$579
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$567
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$597
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$592
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$596
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$598
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$593
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$599
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$632
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$609
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$619
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$598
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$576
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$539
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$545
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$595
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$574
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$650
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$580
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$585
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$670
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$601
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$504
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$614
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$623
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$562
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$612
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$636
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$466
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$667
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$659

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638