Fortaleza vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$328	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	42	93
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	2.43M	9.37M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 19% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6696th and 7405th ($745 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5747th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Hefei

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	Fortaleza	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$8278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665