Fortaleza vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$328	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	20
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.41M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 39% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6696th and 4439th ($745 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5747th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Medina

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	Fortaleza	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905