Fortaleza vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$328	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$704
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	42	43
😀 Quality of life	61	49
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.65M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 22% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 6833rd and 7637th ($758 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 136th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in Hengyang. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 5841st and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Hengyang

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	Fortaleza	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$7438

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599