Austin vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	42
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	962K	2.43M

The cost of living in Austin is 229% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 858th and 6696th ($2455 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 14th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 142nd and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Fortaleza

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	Austin	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$2060

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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