Fortaleza vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$4006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	64
😀 Quality of life	56	86
🏙️ Population	2.43M	508K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 65% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6696th and 1532nd ($745 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Kansas

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	Fortaleza	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846