Fortaleza vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$328	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	21
😀 Quality of life	56	40
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.71M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 17% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6696th and 6043rd ($745 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5747th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Yancheng

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	Fortaleza	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984