Arlington vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	42
😀 Quality of life	74	56
🏙️ Population	394K	2.43M

The cost of living in Arlington is 161% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2251st and 6830th ($1869 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 31st 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 1283rd and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Fortaleza

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	Arlington	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	12.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$2197

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587