Copenhagen vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$340
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	98	61
🏙️ Population	667K	2.43M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 243% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 713th and 6833rd ($2601 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 10th and 5841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Fortaleza

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	Copenhagen	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$2167

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561