Ankara vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$487	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$247
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.43M

The cost of living in Ankara is 29% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 5741st and 6696th ($959 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 1858th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Fortaleza

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	Ankara	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$2060

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

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