Fortaleza vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$328	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$733
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	85
😀 Quality of life	61	71
🏙️ Population	2.43M	9.07M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 37% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6833rd and 8245th ($758 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5841st and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Shenyang

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	Fortaleza	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501