Fortaleza vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$328	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$1700
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	24
😀 Quality of life	61	80
🏙️ Population	2.43M	592K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 53% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6833rd and 3451st ($758 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 27th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 5841st and 736th 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	$5.16	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$10933

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536