Fortaleza vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$290
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
24
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
2.43M
586K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 53% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6830th and 3616th ($717 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 27th 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 5784th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.3
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$754
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.23
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.95
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2197
$14939

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429