Fortaleza vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1752
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$328
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$969
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
2.43M
17.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6833rd and 6334th ($758 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5841st and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.49
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.5
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.9%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.06
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2167
$22402

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$713
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634