Birmingham vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.43M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 162% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6696th ($1951 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 14th in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Fortaleza

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	Birmingham	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$2060

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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