Fortaleza vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$328	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$958
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	61	78
🏙️ Population	2.43M	15.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 41% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4522nd ($758 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Turkey, respectively. Check Brazil vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5841st and 1015th 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	$5.16	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$18637

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013