Fortaleza vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$290	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	91
😀 Quality of life	56	71
🏙️ Population	2.43M	11.9M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 15% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6830th and 6287th ($717 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5784th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Hangzhou

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	Fortaleza	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$22679

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774