Algiers vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$170	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	42
😀 Quality of life	59	56
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.43M

The cost of living in Algiers is 36% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 8756th and 6696th ($478 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Algeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Algeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 5457th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Fortaleza

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	Algiers	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$2060

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

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