Fortaleza vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$328	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4336
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	61	99
🏙️ Population	2.43M	8.8M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 80% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6833rd and 8th ($758 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in London. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5841st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs London

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	Fortaleza	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165