Barcelona vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
87
56
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 147% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2276th and 6696th ($1841 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 270th and 5747th 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
$15
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$2060

Cost of living in other countries

BarcelonaFortaleza

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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