Fortaleza vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$328	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	66
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.53M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 18% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6696th and 6005th ($745 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5747th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Medellin

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	Fortaleza	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618