Fortaleza vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$2358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	42	77
😀 Quality of life	56	84
🏙️ Population	2.43M	936K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 65% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6830th and 1770th ($717 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th in Brazil and Israel, respectively. Check Brazil vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5784th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Jerusalem

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	Fortaleza	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$11066

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671