Fortaleza vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$4060
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.35M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6833rd and 1249th ($758 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5841st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Melbourne

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	Fortaleza	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988