Fortaleza vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1889
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$366
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$522
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.9
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1288
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
2.58M
18.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 5% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6658th and 6854th ($824 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 34th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5446th and 1149th 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
$5.23
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.45
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.39%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1742
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Caucaia
$768
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$693
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$547
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$718
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$707
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$709
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$716
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$817
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$610
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$747
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$667
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$650
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$648
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$697
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$664
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$718
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$640
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$614
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$621
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$617
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$597
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$619
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$592
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$581
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$678
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$641
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$602
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$820
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$623
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$598
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$636
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$649
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$611
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$705
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$605
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$460
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$684
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$615

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711