Fortaleza vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$328	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$671
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	61	45
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.56M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 26% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6833rd and 7790th ($758 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5841st and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Shaoyang

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	Fortaleza	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599