Colorado Springs vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1889
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	43
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	479K	2.58M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 209% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 819th and 6658th ($2548 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 22nd 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 Colorado Springs compared to 0.6 months in Fortaleza. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 297th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Colorado Springs	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$76.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$2898

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615