Fortaleza vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	2.43M	626K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6696th and 1806th ($745 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 64th in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5747th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Glasgow

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	Fortaleza	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$15092

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288