Bucharest vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$474	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	42
😀 Quality of life	79	56
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.43M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 33% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 5565th and 6696th ($988 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Romania and Brazil, respectively. Check Romania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 645th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Fortaleza

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	Bucharest	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$2060

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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