Fortaleza vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$353	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$3974
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	46
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	2.58M	675K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 56% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6710th and 2599th ($812 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 7th in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 5803rd and 83rd 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	$5.85	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$4729

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481