Copenhagen vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	42
😀 Quality of life	97	56
🏙️ Population	644K	2.43M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 213% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1085th and 6696th ($2333 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 10th and 5747th 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	$18.8	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$2060

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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