Barcelona vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1867
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$388
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.58M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 160% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6710th ($2116 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th 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 0.5 months in Fortaleza. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 205th and 5803rd 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
$17.8
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
11.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$2506

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Caucaia
$760
112 km or 69 mi Caninde
$677
120 km or 74 mi Itapipoca
$546
125 km or 78 mi Aracati
$684
148 km or 92 mi Russas
$674
148 km or 92 mi Quixada
$687
190 km or 118 mi Sobral
$700
200 km or 124 mi Acarau
$823
209 km or 130 mi Mossoro
$577
273 km or 169 mi Camocim
$740
288 km or 179 mi Crateus
$652
300 km or 186 mi Ico
$640
305 km or 189 mi Iguatu
$635
342 km or 213 mi Caico
$676
366 km or 227 mi Piripiri
$640
372 km or 231 mi Parnaiba
$706
392 km or 243 mi Patos
$608
397 km or 247 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
402 km or 250 mi Crato
$611
434 km or 269 mi Natal
$600
487 km or 303 mi Salgueiro
$609
487 km or 303 mi Campina Grande
$578
495 km or 307 mi Picos
$605
498 km or 309 mi Teresina
$559
501 km or 312 mi Timon
$543
536 km or 333 mi Chapadinha
$653
546 km or 340 mi Arcoverde
$628
550 km or 342 mi Caxias
$563
554 km or 344 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
578 km or 359 mi Goiana
$601
580 km or 360 mi Caruaru
$579
584 km or 363 mi Carpina
$622
600 km or 373 mi Codo
$615
602 km or 374 mi Floriano
$582
617 km or 383 mi Garanhuns
$687
618 km or 384 mi Camaragibe
$589
619 km or 384 mi Paulista
$452
622 km or 387 mi Coroata
$659
623 km or 387 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
626 km or 389 mi Olinda
$595