Fortaleza vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$897
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$2189
🏠 One person rent	$328	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$614
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	42	26
😀 Quality of life	61	46
🏙️ Population	2.43M	8.97M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 15% less expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 6833rd and 6243rd ($758 vs $897) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 15th 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 0.7 months in Ganzhou. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Ganzhou ranked 239th in China, while ranked 5841st and 6997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Ganzhou

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	Fortaleza	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$10.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$16.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$2112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$76.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$8.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$599
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$7023

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Cities near Fortaleza

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

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878