Dhaka vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$121	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$228
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	42
😀 Quality of life	54	56
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.43M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 8916th and 6830th ($428 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 5968th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Fortaleza

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	Dhaka	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	12.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$2197

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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