Fortaleza vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$328	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$709
😷 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 26% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6696th and 7740th ($745 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 263rd 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5747th and 7044th 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	$4.44	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600