Boston vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	91	56
🏙️ Population	676K	2.43M

The cost of living in Boston is 376% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 24th and 6696th ($3547 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 14th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 103rd and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Fortaleza

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	Boston	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$2060

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

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