Fortaleza vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$328	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	42	71
😀 Quality of life	56	61
🏙️ Population	2.43M	10.6M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 55% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6696th and 8748th ($745 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 5747th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Shijiazhuang

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	Fortaleza	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$4785

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716