Fortaleza vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$4930
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$3074
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	2.43M	626K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6833rd and 1833rd ($758 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 94th 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 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5841st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$18105

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429