Fortaleza vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$353	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	53
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.7M	8.78M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 18% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6336th and 6882nd ($814 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 102nd 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5829th and 6124th 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	$4.6	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$19406

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083