Fortaleza vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	2.43M	467K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 73% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6830th and 464th ($717 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 406th 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 Long Beach. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 5784th and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Long Beach

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	Fortaleza	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$21877

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614