Copenhagen vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$228
😷 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 246% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 795th and 6830th ($2483 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 5784th 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	$20.2	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	12.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$2197

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587