Fortaleza vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$4536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	2.43M	467K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 73% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6696th and 379th ($745 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 949th 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	$4.44	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683