Colorado Springs vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$1867
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$500
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	43
😀 Quality of life	88	61
🏙️ Population	479K	2.58M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 202% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 971st and 6710th ($2451 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 24th 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 0.5 months in Fortaleza. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 314th and 5803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Fortaleza

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	Colorado Springs	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$69.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$2506

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595