Fortaleza vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$3986
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	42	60
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	2.43M	246K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 59% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6696th and 2336th ($745 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 299th 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	$4.44	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974