Fortaleza vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	93
😀 Quality of life	56	82
🏙️ Population	2.43M	546K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 56% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6696th and 2671st ($745 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Brazil and Portugal, respectively. Check Brazil vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 5747th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Lisbon

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	Fortaleza	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112