Fortaleza vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$328	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$729
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	42	44
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.65M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 26% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 6696th and 7767th ($745 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 5747th and 6669th 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	$4.44	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600