Fortaleza vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$290	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	61
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	2.43M	246K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 61% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6830th and 2276th ($717 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 5784th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Louisville

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	Fortaleza	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954