Bangalore vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$219	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	42
😀 Quality of life	68	56
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.43M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 29% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 8398th and 6696th ($533 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 3159th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Fortaleza

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	Bangalore	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$2060

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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