Charlotte vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$247
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	42
😀 Quality of life	88	56
🏙️ Population	875K	2.43M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 239% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 761st and 6696th ($2528 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 14th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 252nd and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Fortaleza

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	Charlotte	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$2060

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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