Fortaleza vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fortaleza Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1752
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$328
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
92
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
2.43M
9.21M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 43% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4418th ($758 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5841st and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fortaleza Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.49
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.9%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.06
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2167
$11015

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030