Bern vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	42
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	135K	2.43M

The cost of living in Bern is 219% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 987th and 6696th ($2381 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 14th in Switzerland and Brazil, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 36th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Fortaleza

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	Bern	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$2060

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3233
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

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