Amsterdam vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$340
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	921K	2.43M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 311% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 143rd and 6833rd ($3118 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 5841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Fortaleza

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	Amsterdam	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$2167

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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