Brisbane vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1889
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.58M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 182% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1241st and 6658th ($2323 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 22nd 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 5446th 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	$15.8	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$76.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$2898

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615