Fortaleza vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$328	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	54
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	2.43M	8.78M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 16% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6696th and 7256th ($745 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5747th and 4015th 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	$4.44	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936