Fortaleza vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$328	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	60
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.43M	9.4M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 5% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6696th and 6849th ($745 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 5747th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Ningbo

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	Fortaleza	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522