Bucharest vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$449	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$491
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	42
😀 Quality of life	77	56
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6336th ($961 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Romania and Brazil, respectively. Check Romania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 703rd and 5829th 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	$9.66	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$2398

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659