Brisbane vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$340
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	98	61
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.43M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 172% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1813th and 6833rd ($2065 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 25th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 5841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Fortaleza

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	Brisbane	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$2167

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561