Budapest vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$553	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$247
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	79	56
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4777th and 6696th ($1109 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 9th in Brazil, while ranked 618th and 5747th 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	$9.45	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$2060

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

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