Fort Worth vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$1889
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	43
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	919K	2.58M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 174% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 1371st and 6658th ($2259 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 22nd 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 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 0.6 months in Fortaleza. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 137th and 5446th 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	$15.3	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$76.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$2898

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615