Fortaleza vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$328	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$792
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	97
😀 Quality of life	61	75
🏙️ Population	2.43M	18.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 0.1% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6833rd and 6838th ($758 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5841st and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Guangzhou

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	Fortaleza	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677