Cologne vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$947	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.43M

The cost of living in Cologne is 134% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2551st and 6696th ($1744 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 14th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Fortaleza

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	Cologne	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$2060

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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