Barcelona vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$228
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 163% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2198th and 6830th ($1887 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 238th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Fortaleza

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Barcelona Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
12.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$2197

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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