Fortaleza vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	61	78
🏙️ Population	2.43M	467K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 73% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6833rd and 327th ($758 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 273rd 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 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 5841st and 982nd 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	$5.16	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2872
🔌 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	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821