Fortaleza vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1889
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$366
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$522
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.9
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$938
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
2.58M
17.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 17% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6658th and 5618th ($824 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 10th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5446th and 1163rd 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
$5.23
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.45
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.39%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1742
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$21140

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14 km or 8.9 mi Caucaia
$768
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$693
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$547
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$718
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$707
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$709
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$716
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$817
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$610
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$747
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$667
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$650
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$648
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$697
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$664
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$718
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$640
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$614
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$621
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$617
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$597
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$619
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$592
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$581
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$678
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$641
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$602
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$820
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$623
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$598
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$636
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$649
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$611
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$705
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$605
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$460
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$684
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$615

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648