Cleveland vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$247
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	42
😀 Quality of life	86	56
🏙️ Population	373K	2.43M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 155% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2110th and 6696th ($1899 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 305th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Fortaleza

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	Cleveland	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$2060

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

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