Fortaleza vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4489
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	2.58M	5.35M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 68% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6658th and 829th ($824 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5446th 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	$5.23	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$22313

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132