Fortaleza vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$1245
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	61	83
🏙️ Population	2.43M	7.41M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 72% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6833rd and 532nd ($758 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5841st and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Hong Kong

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	Fortaleza	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$22102

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598