Fortaleza vs Las Vegas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Las Vegas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2271
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5203
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1389
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2398
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$4042
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	51
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	2.43M	642K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 67% less expensive than in Las Vegas. Cities ranked 6696th and 1211th ($745 vs $2271) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1100th 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 1.8 months in Las Vegas. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Las Vegas ranked 75th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Las Vegas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$93.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1017
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$13572

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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 Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2260
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2322
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2343
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2261
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2566
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2235
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1852
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1926
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2126
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2146
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2749
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2115
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2592
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2083
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2141
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2550
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2568
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2840
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2471
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2657
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2421
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2763
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2389
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2619
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2778
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2578
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2502
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2888
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2501
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2619
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2447
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2768
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2544
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2466
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2726
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3060
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2701
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2695