Fortaleza vs Goiania - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Goiania
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$1982
🏠 One person rent	$290	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	32
😀 Quality of life	56	50
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.44M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 9% more expensive than in Goiania. Cities ranked 6830th and 7240th ($717 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 85th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.5 months in Goiania. Ranked 11th vs 28th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5784th vs 6216th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Goiania

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	Fortaleza	Goiania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$5.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$50
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$11615

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$603
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$545
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$806
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$609
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$625
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$635
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$694
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$606
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$628
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$638
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$647
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$563
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$558
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$656
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$597
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$726
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$547
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$614
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$613
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$597
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$613
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$610
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$632
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$765
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$848
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$673
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$625
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$563
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$610
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$631
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$586
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$602
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$602