Fortaleza vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$328	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$775
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	68
😀 Quality of life	61	72
🏙️ Population	2.43M	4.49M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 28% less expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 6833rd and 5223rd ($758 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th 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 Izmir. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 5841st and 3140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Izmir

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	Fortaleza	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$14684

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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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386