Fortaleza vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$328	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	33
😀 Quality of life	56	46
🏙️ Population	2.43M	756K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 8% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6696th and 6947th ($745 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5747th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs La Paz

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	Fortaleza	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580