Fortaleza vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1867
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$353
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$759
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
49
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
2.58M
8.78M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 28% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6710th and 7679th ($812 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 137th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5803rd and 3611th 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
$5.85
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.45%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.14
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2506
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Caucaia
$760
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$677
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$546
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$684
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$674
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$687
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$700
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$823
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$577
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$740
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$652
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$640
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$635
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$676
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$640
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$706
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$608
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$611
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$600
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$609
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$578
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$605
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$559
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$543
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$653
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$628
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$563
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$601
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$579
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$622
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$615
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$582
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$687
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$589
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$452
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$659
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$595

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943