Albuquerque vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$340
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	42
😀 Quality of life	84	61
🏙️ Population	565K	2.43M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 159% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2114th and 6833rd ($1964 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 25th 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 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 484th and 5841st 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	$17.1	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$2167

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561