Fortaleza vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$328	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	42	45
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	2.43M	4.7M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 35% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6696th and 4650th ($745 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5747th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Jeddah

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	Fortaleza	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486