Fortaleza vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$328	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	46
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	2.43M	675K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 54% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6696th and 2959th ($745 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5747th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Gothenburg

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	Fortaleza	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$3664

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251