Budapest vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$589	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$228
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	80	56
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6830th ($1185 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Hungary and Brazil, respectively. Check Hungary vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 551st and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Fortaleza

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	Budapest	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	12.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$2197

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587