Baltimore vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	42
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	586K	2.43M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 207% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6696th ($2287 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 131st and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Fortaleza

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	Baltimore	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$2060

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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