Fortaleza vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$328	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$648
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	61	44
🏙️ Population	2.43M	7.82M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 27% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6833rd and 7835th ($758 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 183rd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5841st and 7180th 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	$5.16	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$17107

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517