Fortaleza vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$328	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	2.43M	592K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 48% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6696th and 3759th ($745 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 31st 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 5747th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Malaga

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	Fortaleza	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449