Brisbane vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	97	56
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.43M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 170% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6696th ($2016 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 14th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7th and 5747th 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	$13.3	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$2060

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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