Fortaleza vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	56
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	2.43M	950K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 70% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6830th and 943rd ($717 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 837th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5784th and 271st 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	$4.25	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$10904

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872