Fortaleza vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$3017
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	42	78
😀 Quality of life	61	87
🏙️ Population	2.43M	936K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 69% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6833rd and 950th ($758 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Brazil and Israel, respectively. Check Brazil vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5841st and 351st 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	$5.16	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850