Fortaleza vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	87
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	2.43M	776K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6696th and 1863rd ($745 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5747th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Frankfurt

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	Fortaleza	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$14496

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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

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595