Fortaleza vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1867
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$353
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$829
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
2.58M
18.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 4% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6710th and 6835th ($812 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 32nd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5803rd and 2285th 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
$5.85
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.45%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.14
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2506
$16938

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$760
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$677
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$546
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$684
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$674
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$687
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$700
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$823
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$577
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$740
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$652
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$640
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$635
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$676
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$640
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$706
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$608
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$611
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$600
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$609
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$578
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$605
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$559
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$543
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$653
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$628
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$563
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$601
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$579
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$622
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$615
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$582
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$687
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$589
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$452
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$659
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694