Fortaleza vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1863
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$353
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
2.7M
17.5M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 13% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6336th and 5744th ($814 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5829th and 460th 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
$4.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$361
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.73
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2398
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
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$745
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$618
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$521
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$611
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$600
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$619
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$582
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$579
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$567
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$597
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$592
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$596
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$598
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$593
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$599
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$632
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$609
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$619
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$598
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$576
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$539
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$545
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$595
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$574
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$650
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$580
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$585
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$670
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$601
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$504
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$614
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$623
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$562
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$612
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$636
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$466
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$667
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$659

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584