Fortaleza vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$4606
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.3M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 64% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6710th and 1354th ($812 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1137th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 2 months in Houston. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5803rd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Houston

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	Fortaleza	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221