Albuquerque vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	42
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	565K	2.43M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 194% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6830th ($2111 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 31st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 396th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Fortaleza

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	Albuquerque	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	12.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$2197

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587