Fortaleza vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	98
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	2.43M	3.42M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 58% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6696th and 2443rd ($745 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5747th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Madrid

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	Fortaleza	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522