Abu Dhabi vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$247
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.43M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 145% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2320th and 6696th ($1828 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in the United Arab Emirates and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 438th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Fortaleza

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	Abu Dhabi	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$2060

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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