Fortaleza vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$290	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	96
😀 Quality of life	56	79
🏙️ Population	2.43M	17.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6830th and 5948th ($717 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5784th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Shenzhen

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	Fortaleza	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618