Fortaleza vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2255
🏠 One person rent	$353	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$834
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$1117
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	97
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	2.7M	18.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 10% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6336th and 6607th ($814 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5829th and 955th 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	$4.6	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$18235

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$575
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$589
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$812
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$781
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$481
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$618
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$816
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1565
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$837
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$830
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2410
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$891
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$856
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$876
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$824
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$774
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1083
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$785
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$857
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$752
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$738
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$799
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$716
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$806
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$812
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$735
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$525
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$584
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$596
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$611
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$620