Fortaleza vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$290	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	53
😀 Quality of life	56	50
🏙️ Population	2.43M	8.78M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 8% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6830th and 7155th ($717 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 5784th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Quanzhou

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	Fortaleza	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$22902

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014