Fortaleza vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$328	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	97
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	2.43M	18.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 4% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6696th and 6548th ($745 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5747th and 1055th 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	$4.44	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$14511

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650