Fort Worth vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$1867
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$500
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	43
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	919K	2.58M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 173% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1451st and 6710th ($2219 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 24th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 0.5 months in Fortaleza. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 163rd and 5803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Fortaleza

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	Fort Worth	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$69.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	11.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$2506

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595