Fortaleza vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$290
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
56
88
🏙️ Population
2.43M
7.41M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 74% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6830th and 379th ($717 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5784th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.3
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$754
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.2
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.95
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2197
$22381

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$664
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623