Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Fortaleza

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Fortaleza are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricBeijingFortalezaBeijing vs Fortaleza
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥3,200Beijing earns 3.3× the salary in Fortaleza

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingFortalezaBeijing vs Fortaleza
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥40Fortaleza costs 1.32× the price in Beijing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥198Beijing costs 1.01× the price in Fortaleza
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥53Fortaleza costs 1.51× the price in Beijing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥820.6Fortaleza costs 2.12× the price in Beijing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥140.4Fortaleza costs 1.43× the price in Beijing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥73.2Fortaleza costs 1.13× the price in Beijing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥175.1Beijing costs 1.50× the price in Fortaleza
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥39.5Beijing costs 1.27× the price in Fortaleza
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥8.6Fortaleza costs 1.01× the price in Beijing

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingFortalezaBeijing vs Fortaleza
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥61.1Beijing costs 1.22× the price in Fortaleza
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥13.0Beijing costs 1.07× the price in Fortaleza
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥7.7Beijing costs 1.63× the price in Fortaleza
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥13.4Fortaleza costs 1.13× the price in Beijing
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥19.2Fortaleza costs 1.37× the price in Beijing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥8.9Fortaleza costs 1.67× the price in Beijing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥11.2Fortaleza costs 1.02× the price in Beijing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥10.0Fortaleza costs 1.49× the price in Beijing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥46.1Beijing costs 2.17× the price in Fortaleza

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingFortalezaBeijing vs Fortaleza
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥3,066Beijing costs 2.13× the price in Fortaleza
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥1,545Beijing costs 2.27× the price in Fortaleza
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥3,824Beijing costs 4.32× the price in Fortaleza
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥2,321Beijing costs 3.27× the price in Fortaleza
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥17,746Beijing costs 4.71× the price in Fortaleza
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥7,705Beijing costs 5.49× the price in Fortaleza