Fortaleza vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$1510
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	93
😀 Quality of life	61	84
🏙️ Population	2.43M	546K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 60% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6833rd and 2357th ($758 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Brazil and Portugal, respectively. Check Brazil vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 5841st and 479th 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	$5.16	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231