Fortaleza vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$3821
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	56
😀 Quality of life	61	87
🏙️ Population	2.58M	950K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 63% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6710th and 1439th ($812 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 5803rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Jacksonville

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	Fortaleza	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860