Dhaka vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$141	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$340
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	42
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.43M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 39% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 8829th and 6833rd ($464 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 6151st and 5841st 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	$2.14	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$2167

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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