Fortaleza vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$2580
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	98
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	2.43M	3.42M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 62% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6833rd and 1962nd ($758 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5841st and 142nd 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	$5.16	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$12418

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703