Fortaleza vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$290	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	56	39
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.56M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 17% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6830th and 7649th ($717 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5784th and 7013th 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	$4.25	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610