Fortaleza vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$328	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	2.43M	15.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 40% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6696th and 4347th ($745 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Turkey, respectively. Check Brazil vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5747th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Istanbul

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	Fortaleza	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899