Fortaleza vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$328	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	2.43M	7.82M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 1% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6696th and 6735th ($745 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 5747th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Shangqiu

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	Fortaleza	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529