Fortaleza vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1867
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$353
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$1024
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
2.58M
17.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6710th and 6106th ($812 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 12th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5803rd and 1113th 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
$5.85
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.45%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1530
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.14
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2506
$22916

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$760
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$677
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$546
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$684
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$674
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$687
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$700
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$823
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$577
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$740
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$652
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$640
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$635
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$676
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$640
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$706
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$608
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$611
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$600
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$609
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$578
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$605
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$559
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$543
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$653
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$628
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$563
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$601
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$579
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$622
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$615
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$582
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$687
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$589
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$452
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$659
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638