Fortaleza vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$290	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	56	79
🏙️ Population	2.43M	24.9M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6830th and 4780th ($717 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5784th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Shanghai

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	Fortaleza	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774