Dhaka vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$118	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$247
😷 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 42% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 8899th and 6696th ($430 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 5971st and 5747th 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	$1.89	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2060

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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