Albuquerque vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1867
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$500
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	43
😀 Quality of life	83	61
🏙️ Population	565K	2.58M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 149% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1965th and 6710th ($2026 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 24th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Fortaleza. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 561st and 5803rd 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	$19	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$69.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$2506

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595