Fortaleza vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$328	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$2651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	93
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	2.43M	521K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 53% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 6696th and 3152nd ($745 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 34th in Brazil and France, respectively. Check Brazil vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 5747th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Lyon

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	Fortaleza	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$10816

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457