Fortaleza vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1990
🏠 One person rent	$328	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$593
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	42	27
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	2.43M	8.97M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 2% less expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 6696th and 6620th ($745 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 37th 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 Ganzhou. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Ganzhou ranked 148th in China, while ranked 5747th and 6697th 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	$4.44	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$17058

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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 Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916